Location
Birmingham

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 is seeking engineering professionals to join our expanding North West and Midlands Roads business. We provide design services for a diverse range of projects, supporting private developers, local authorities in the North West and Midlands, and national clients such as National Highways, National Grid, and East West Rail.

Your role will be at the heart of our high performing and supportive team, using your technical skills and expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency. You can expect your role to involve:
- Contributing to the development of highway designs for a diverse range of sectors, clients and projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
- Preparation of Works Information including specifications, technical reports and risk assessments.
- Supporting Project Managers to ensure schemes are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
- Working collaboratively with clients, key stakeholders and internal teams.
- On an ad hoc basis, supporting projects with site supervision activities, monitoring Contractor’s compliance with the Contract and ensuring works are in line with the Works Information.

You will be supported by a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades, to whom you will be expected to provide guidance and support as appropriate.

Experience
A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity to solve engineering problems. A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent within a highway design role. Working towards CEng or IEng with demonstrable progress. Relevant knowledge and experience of highway design 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.

Knowledge of relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, TSM, Local Authority design guidance and experience in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including the application of departures from standard.

The ability to use relevant software such as Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage and/or Causeway Flow. Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

About you
Motivated and collaborative with strong communication skills, able to work effectively within a team and with clients and stakeholders. Willingness to provide guidance and support to less experienced colleagues.

Open to continuous learning and development, embracing new ideas and diverse perspectives.

Qualifications
A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent relevant qualification. Progress towards Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status with demonstrable progress.