Location
Edinburgh

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.

You will be an enthusiastic Senior Engineer involved in supporting our regional Development Team in Edinburgh, focusing on civil engineering for development infrastructure. You will work within a team supporting the production of designs and drawings for construction projects and technical reports for masterplanning in support of planning applications. You can expect to be active on several projects and client accounts at any given time. You will report to a senior member of the Development Team.

Your role will involve providing day to day support in the delivery of concept studies and strategies with hands-on design, leading to planning applications, technical approval submissions and construction drawing issue. You will contribute to all types of Development projects across all sectors and clients and be active on several varied multi-disciplinary project/client accounts simultaneously.

You will be supported by a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades, to whom you will provide guidance and support as appropriate. Your involvement will include high profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and external multidisciplinary professionals) and project management.

Depending on experience, you will be responsible or actively engaged in ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.

Experience
Knowledge of and experience in highway/roads design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management, utility design and planning, as well as a working knowledge of the UK Development Industry.

An appreciation of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures is desirable, along with an understanding of construction design stages and procedures.

Ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.

Knowledge of relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Designing Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance, and experience preparing drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.

Awareness of current and emerging technical and planning guidance on climate change and sustainability.

Proficiency in using or directing and checking the use of relevant software including InfoDrainage, Civils 3D and/or PDS.

Experience liaising with clients, co-professionals and design teams, and competence in negotiating outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements with highway, water, statutory and local authorities.

Knowledge of legal processes, planning, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects.

Robust knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.

About you
You are proactive, collaborative and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You enjoy working in a multidisciplinary environment and have strong communication skills to engage effectively with clients, stakeholders and team members.

You are motivated to deliver high quality work that meets technical standards and legal requirements, and you are keen to support and mentor less experienced staff.

Qualifications
Relevant civil engineering qualifications and professional accreditation are expected. Specific qualifications were not detailed but a strong technical background in civil infrastructure engineering is essential.