Job Description

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.

Our Roads team in Bristol is made up of approximately 30 engineers, technicians and project management professionals with a breadth of backgrounds and experience. We are based in the heart of the city centre, alongside other teams from our diverse business, with easy access to public transport and city centre amenities. Bristol is a vibrant and dynamic city that offers a unique blend of history, culture, and innovation. Situated in the southwest of England, Bristol enjoys excellent transport links. The city is well-connected by road, rail, and air, making it easy to travel to other major cities in the UK and beyond.

As such, we work across a huge variety of projects in the rail and highways sectors, covering a large geographical area, for a wide client base that includes HS2, Sizewell C, Network Rail, National Highways, Welsh Government, Department for Infrastructure, Local Authorities, D&B Contractors and private sector clients.

The variety of projects and skills within our team, together with our culture of learning, development and support, will give you fantastic opportunities to broaden your experience and skills across all sectors.

A little more about your role…

WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented engineers at variety of grades from Assistant Engineer through to Principal Engineer to join the Roads team based in Bristol.

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. Dependent upon the grade at which you are applicable, the role will involve either leading on or contributing to the following:

• Managing projects to ensure coordination and compatibility of multi-disciplinary inputson projects of varying scale, complexity and value.
• 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 inhouse 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.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• 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.
• Demonstratable and relevant experience in leading a single or multiple design disciplines of in relevant projects (i.e. road, public transport, active travel, public realm and/or private development).
• The ability to use, direct and/or check the design outputs created in relevant softwares including but not limited to Autodesk Civils 3D, and/or, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, Infraworks, InfoDrainage, PDS.
• Proactively manages change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost, and quality.
• Knowledge or experience of NEC contracts would be beneficial.
• Good communication, client/stakeholder management and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Chartered Civil Engineer or an Incorporated Engineer with extensive post professional qualification experience, or working towards achieving this.
• 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 and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including the application of departures from standard.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

Please note that the above will be scalable to the grade at which you would be applying for within the range Assistant Engineer – Principal Engineer.

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