Location
Exeter

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 Senior Engineer to join the Roads team based in Exeter. You will be leading day to day technical delivery of highway consultancy services to support our clients through all stages of the project life-cycle from feasibility and concept design through to planning, detailed design, and construction. This role will be client facing and the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of delivery of schemes in either the local or national transport arena.

The role will involve:
- Managing projects to ensure coordination and compatibility of multi-disciplinary inputs on projects of varying scale, complexity and value. Clients include a number of Local Authorities in the region, National Highways, MOD and a number of Contractors through Design and Build partnerships.
- Liaising with our clients, developing strong trusted relationships, proactively managing their expectations and comprehensively advising them.
- Undertake project technical lead and reviewer roles.
- Using your technical ability and experience to support others to maximise their personal contribution to project/team goals.
- Prepare fee proposals and manage budgets for individual projects.
- Be responsible for the development and delivery of discrete and overall project solutions.
- Lead and manage other staff members in the delivery of design drawings, standard construction details, specifications and bill of quantities, supporting the preparation of tender packages.
- Responsible for compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and in-house quality assurance standards/processes.
- Be actively involved with team resource coordination, supporting the setup of teams and pitting the right people in the right roles.

Experience
Relevant knowledge and experience of highway design and/or drainage systems at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific experience in the following areas is advantageous: road geometry, roundabouts, at-grade and grade separated junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design.
Demonstrable experience in leading a single or multiple design disciplines in relevant projects (i.e. road, public transport, active travel, public realm and/or private development).
Experience of contract document preparation or contract administration/site supervision using Public Works Contracts.
The ability to use, direct and check the design outputs created in relevant software including but not limited to Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage and/or PDS.
Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

About you
Good communication, client/stakeholder management and interpersonal skills are essential.
Proactively manages change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost, and quality.
Ability to develop strong trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders.
Enthusiastic and able to lead and support a team to deliver high quality outcomes.

Qualifications
Chartered Civil Engineer or an Incorporated Engineer with applicable post professional qualification experience.
A thorough understanding and application of the relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance.
Well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including the application of departures from standard.