Location
Birmingham

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
What if you could shape a career as unique as you? At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons. We are looking for a Principal or Associate Engineer to support the team leads in managing project delivery, including supervision of tasks and review of deliverables. You will develop the urban drainage modelling capability in the team, ensuring we are at the forefront of the latest developments in the discipline, and provide training and development support to more junior members of the team. You will support the team lead in managing the work of the local technical delivery team and provide technical input on urban drainage projects. You will support our wastewater team in delivering current and future projects and help influence our future approaches to efficient delivery. This role will enable you to further develop and use your technical skills, applying your expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency. You will exercise independent engineering judgement and have opportunities to provide innovative solutions to engineering problems. You will be a proactive and collaborative team member, developing and maintaining excellent client relationships at all levels, coordinating and facilitating project meetings internally and with clients. You will participate in business development and proposal preparation and promote the WSP brand through appropriate industry forums and conferences. You will also contribute to the learning of the wider team through knowledge sharing exercises.

Your Team
You will work as part of a dynamic and award-winning water team within a wider network of 350 professionals across the UK, supported by our Global Water Team. You will have the opportunity to shape the direction of a high performing, growing team. We are currently working across an expanding portfolio of clients including Severn Trent, Scottish Water Horizons, Welsh Water and Southern Water. The opportunity to progress is a real possibility, combining your technical and industry knowledge with the right behaviours to encourage and develop others.

Experience
Able to demonstrate clear and successful experience of wastewater hydraulic modelling (InfoWorks ICM) and an ability to check the technical outputs of others prior to issue. Experience supporting project delivery including supervision of tasks and review of deliverables. Good working knowledge of Water Industry Specifications, Code of Practice for the Hydraulic Modelling of Urban Drainage Systems and relevant British Standards.

About you
Proactive and collaborative team member with excellent client relationship skills. Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills in English. Able to exercise independent engineering judgement and provide innovative solutions to engineering problems. Motivated to contribute to business development and promote the company brand through industry forums and conferences.

Qualifications
A relevant degree and chartered status, or significantly progressed on your journey in pursuing qualification with ICE, IEI, IoW or CIWEM.