Location
Belfast

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.

The Roads team is seeking a Senior Engineer with extensive postgraduate experience in the design and project management of road schemes and active travel schemes to work in our Belfast office. The team is growing and offers excellent opportunities for the right candidate.

The successful candidate will lead and help grow a team undertaking concept, preliminary and detailed designs for major road schemes including the A5WTC, N/M20 Cork to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme, public transport schemes and active travel schemes for the National Transport Authority and Local Authorities.

The right candidate shall be able to take on significant elements of design, either working on their own initiative with minimal supervision, or by taking a lead role working within multi-discipline project teams. The successful candidate shall be able to obtain and analyse information, report on findings, and influence project stakeholders through effective communication of project proposals, assessments and intended outcomes.

Responsibilities
- Project management and provision of engineering expertise involving a range of multi-disciplinary infrastructure schemes of varying scale, complexity and value primarily within Ireland.
- Client focus, lead and attend design review and progress meetings.
- Line management and mentoring of more junior staff.
- Technical input and design on roads, public transport and active travel projects, including undertaking and supervising alignment design and modelling using ideally Civil 3D software together with integration into BIM.
- Application of the DMRB, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Transport Authority and other relevant standards.
- Developing and delivering design solutions including applications for Departures and Relaxations from Standards, ensuring all requisite approvals and consents are secured.
- Undertaking and supervising preparation of NEC Contracts, Public Works contracts, tender documents, project budgeting/construction cost estimating and project procurement.
- Undertaking and supervising preparation of reports throughout a project lifecycle for roads and other infrastructure projects.
- Responsibility for technical checking and design reviews.
- Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and in-house quality assurance standards/processes.

Experience
- Extensive postgraduate experience in design and project management of road and active travel schemes.
- Proven project management skills and technical competence in highway engineering, ideally on road schemes or public transport/active travel schemes.
- Experience liaising and coordinating on multi-discipline projects with knowledge of other disciplines’ technical capabilities.
- Proven track record of client and stakeholder management in a professional and customer-focused manner.
- Experience in contract preparation or contract administration/site supervision using Public Works contracts.
- Managing, guiding and mentoring junior staff.

About you
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to work independently or lead multi-discipline teams.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Commitment to Health & Safety compliance for staff and external parties throughout scheme delivery.

Qualifications
- Degree in Civil Engineering or a related subject.
- Incorporated or Chartered Status (AMIEI/MIEI or equivalent).