Associate - Highways (UK Roads)

WSP in India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP India is seeking an experienced UK Highways Design Leader to head end-to-end delivery of complex highway design projects for the UK business. You will act as technical authority, drive innovation, and ensure designs meet UK standards while managing budgets, timelines, and stakeholders.

The role requires strong leadership of up to 15 engineers/designers, collaboration with global teams, and a focus on continuous improvement and capability development within the Highways discipline.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in UK Highways Design with demonstrable expertise in: Highway Geometry Design
• Pavement Design
• Road Restraint Systems
• Traffic Signs and Road Markings
• Site Clearance and Highway Infrastructure Design
• Strong working knowledge of Civil 3D, OpenRoads Designer, MX, PDS / Keyline, AutoCAD, ProjectWise
• Proven experience in leading and developing technical teams; stakeholder and client management; project and resource management; delivering projects to programme and budget requirements; technical report writing, specifications, and design documentation
• Strong understanding of UK Highways design standards and regulations; industry trends, innovation, digital engineering practices; Health & Safety, Quality, and Sustainability principles; excellent communication and leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of UK highway design projects, ensuring programme, budget, quality, and client expectations.
• Serve as a technical authority for highway engineering and apply advanced engineering principles to solve design challenges.
• Drive technical excellence, innovation, and adoption of industry best practices, digital delivery solutions, and emerging technologies.
• Review and approve technical designs, reports, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Ensure designs comply with UK standards, regulations, and client requirements.
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams with effective planning, prioritisation, and resource allocation.
• Monitor project performance, milestones, financial targets, and quality metrics.
• Identify and manage technical, commercial, and delivery risks with mitigation strategies.
• Ensure QA, CDM Regulations, HSE, and Sustainability compliance.
• Support delivery within budgets and programme constraints.
• Build and maintain relationships with UK clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Act as trusted advisor to clients, providing technical insight and delivery solutions.
• Support business development activities including proposals, resource planning, and client presentations.
• Collaborate with global teams for seamless project execution and knowledge sharing.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of up to 15 engineers and designers.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and performance support to team members.
• Drive capability development and career progression for early-career professionals.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, high-performing team culture focused on excellence.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention initiatives to strengthen team capability.
• Support discipline leadership with workforce planning, utilisation forecasting, and performance management.
• Contribute to strategic growth and expansion of UK Highways capabilities within GCC.
• Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives for efficiency and productivity.
• Support implementation of innovative tools, processes, and delivery methodologies.

Skills

Highway Geometry Design

Pavement Design

Road Restraint Systems

Traffic Signs and Road Markings

Site Clearance and Highway Infra

Tools

Civil 3D

OpenRoads Designer

MX

PDS / Keyline

AutoCAD

ProjectWise

Job description

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic UK Highways Design Leaders to lead the delivery of complex highway infrastructure projects for our UK business. This role combines strong technical expertise, project leadership, stakeholder management, and people leadership to drive successful project outcomes while contributing to the strategic growth and capability development of the Highways discipline.

Responsibilities

Project & Technical Leadership

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of UK highway design projects, ensuring compliance with programme, budget, quality, and client expectations.


• Serve as a technical authority for highway engineering, applying advanced engineering principles to solve complex design challenges.


• Drive technical excellence, innovation, and the adoption of industry best practices, digital delivery solutions, and emerging technologies.


• Review and approve technical designs, reports, specifications, and engineering documentation.


• Ensure designs comply with relevant UK standards, regulations, and client requirements.

Project Management & Delivery

• Manage multiple projects and workstreams concurrently, ensuring effective planning, prioritisation, and resource allocation.


• Monitor project performance, delivery milestones, financial targets, and quality metrics.


• Identify and manage technical, commercial, and delivery risks, implementing mitigation strategies where required.


• Ensure adherence to Quality Assurance (QA), CDM Regulations, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), and Sustainability requirements.


• Support the successful delivery of projects within agreed budgets and programme constraints.

Stakeholder & Client Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with UK clients, project stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams.


• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing technical insight and delivery solutions.


• Support business development activities, including proposal preparation, resource planning, fee estimation, and client presentations.


• Collaborate effectively with global teams to ensure seamless project execution and knowledge sharing.

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of up to 15 engineers and designers.


• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and performance support to team members.


• Drive capability development and career progression for early-career professionals and emerging leaders.


• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture focused on excellence and continuous improvement.


• Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention initiatives to strengthen team capability.

Operational & Strategic Contribution

• Support discipline leadership with workforce planning, utilisation forecasting, and performance management.


• Contribute to strategic growth initiatives and the expansion of UK Highways capabilities within the GCC.


• Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, productivity, and operational excellence.


• Support the implementation of innovative tools, processes, and delivery methodologies.

Qualifications

Minimum 5+ years of experience in UK Highways Design with demonstrable expertise in:

• Highway Geometry Design


• Pavement Design


• Road Restraint Systems


• Traffic Signs and Road Markings


• Site Clearance and Highway Infrastructure Design

Strong working knowledge of industry-standard software, including:

• Civil 3D


• OpenRoads Designer


• MX


• PDS / Keyline


• AutoCAD


• ProjectWise

Proven experience in:

• Leading and developing technical teams


• Stakeholder and client management


• Project and resource management


• Delivering projects to programme and budget requirements


• Technical report writing, specifications, and design documentation

Strong understanding of:

• UK Highways design standards and regulations


• Industry trends, innovation, and digital engineering practices


• Health & Safety, Quality, and Sustainability principles


• Excellent communication, leadership, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in Design & Build highway projects.


• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng), or actively working towards professional accreditation.


• Experience in project financial management, forecasting, and cost control.


• Exposure to Lean methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives.


• Experience working within multidisciplinary infrastructure projects and global delivery environments.

BGV

Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.