Location
London

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. Our Regulated Water Asset Design team serves the municipal water sector both in the UK and internationally. We hold long term framework agreements direct with water companies, including Severn Trent Water and Southwest Water. We also maintain excellent relationships and trading agreements with blue chip contractors such as Costain and Galliford Try, delivering projects across the UK. We provide a full range of design services across wastewater treatment, water treatment, sewerage, and water network schemes. Due to a significant increase in demand for our services, we are actively recruiting Senior Civil Engineers and Principal Civil Engineers to support the AMP8 water industry capital investment programme. If you have relevant water industry design experience, we offer tailored opportunities to fulfil your career ambitions. Alternatively, if you are working in a different engineering sector, we provide mentoring programmes and training to support your transition to the water sector.

Key Responsibilities
As a Principal Civil Engineer you will have the opportunity to:
- Take ownership for all aspects of project delivery including health & safety, technical, quality, schedule and budget
- Manage multi-disciplinary teams
- Shape the delivery of our services and identify opportunities to deliver complementary services from the wider WSP business in the UK and overseas
- Build relationships with our clients to ensure project outcomes and customer satisfaction
- Contribute to the identification and delivery of innovative approaches, new services and digital products
- Support the implementation of our Future Ready and Net Zero programme
- Act as an ambassador for best practice within the Asset Design team and on client-sponsored initiatives
- Undertake bid preparation, resource and budget development
- Line manage and support the professional development of graduate engineers and degree apprentices
- Contribute to recruitment and growth of the civil engineering team
- Continue your career journey through ongoing development of your technical, managerial and leadership skills

Experience
- Degree in Civil Engineering
- Chartered status or significant progression towards membership of ICE or CIWEM
- Experience managing engineering design teams comprising civil engineers and other supporting disciplines
- Proven delivery of projects to identified budgets and schedules
- Experience in checking or technical approval roles on linear civil engineering infrastructure projects or industrial/process related design
- Experience mentoring or coaching junior civil engineering staff
- Client-facing experience with strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills

About you
Motivated and proactive individual with strong leadership skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality engineering solutions. Able to build and maintain effective client relationships and work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams. Enthusiastic about innovation and continuous professional development.

Qualifications
A degree in Civil Engineering is essential. Chartered status or active progression towards professional membership is required.