Location
Guildford

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Assistant Engineer to join the Roads team based in our Guildford office. You’ll be working alongside a host of talented people ranging from early career professionals to established engineers and project managers working across the Roads business to improve the local and strategic road networks.

Working in partnership with National Grid, National Highways, Local Authority clients and other project clients such as East West Rail, you will be immersed in a diverse range of projects including active travel, digital design (including 3D modelling), strategic network improvements, major and minor maintenance, alignment, road safety as well as public realm.

The role offers an interesting and varied workload – from major strategic highway projects such as motorway improvements through to a diverse range of small and medium local authority highway infrastructure improvement schemes.

You will:
- Prepare designs and specifications in accordance with Design Manual Roads Bridges (DMRB)
- Develop designs using Civil3D and AutoCAD
- Deliver work packages with scope to move up to managing smaller schemes
- Provide support to Senior Engineers within the design team in planning, programming and cost estimation
- Support development of Graduate Engineers and Apprentices
- Produce technical reports as required
- Undertake site visits to inform designs
- Work closely with Project and Technical Delivery teams to measure carbon on our projects using WSP Future Ready programme
- Be part of the team to deliver in compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and in-house quality assurance

Experience
A degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
Highways design experience in accordance with the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), TSRGD, Traffic Signs Manual and Local Transport Notes
Proficiency in design and drafting tools like Civil3D and AutoCAD
Additional skills in Bentley design software such as OpenRoads Designer/MicroStation would be advantageous
Familiarity with BIM environments such as ProjectWise, Autodesk Forma (formerly ACC), other Common Data Environments, CAD QA/QC processes, and collaborative digital delivery would be beneficial
An interest or capability in digital automation, data-driven design, or computational tools, including AI-assisted workflows, Python, C++, Dynamo or similar, is welcomed

About you
A passion for design and developing innovative solutions
Enthusiastic and motivated to work collaboratively within a diverse team
Committed to delivering high-quality work and continuous professional development

Qualifications
Attained or working towards professional qualifications such as IEng, with demonstrable progress