Principal Engineer - SuDS; Blue Green Infra

Principal Engineer - SuDS (Blue Green Infra)

WSP, UK & Ireland

Join WSP as a Principal Engineer in our Blue Green Infrastructure team, delivering solutions for surface water challenges using sustainable drainage and blue‑green infrastructure. You will provide technical leadership, client guidance and support engineers across projects of local and national importance.

• Provide technical input on urban drainage projects, predominantly SuDS and blue‑green infrastructure.
• Work on bespoke and challenging projects.
• Exercise technical oversight of engineers and consultants, ensuring high‑quality outputs.
• Support development of engineering solutions from feasibility studies to detailed design and construction.
• Oversee preparation of reports, drawings, specifications and schedules.
• Maintain excellent client relationships.
• Be client‑facing and coordinate project meetings internally and with clients.
• Contribute to team learning through knowledge sharing.
• Promote the WSP brand through industry forums and conferences.

• A degree in civil, environmental engineering, construction, environmental science, geography or a related discipline.
• Sound knowledge of urban drainage design and ability to review technical outputs before issue.
• Experience/understanding of hydraulic modelling using industry‑standard software (e.g., Info Works, FLOW).
• High competence with AutoCAD.
• Familiarity with GIS tools (ArcGIS, QGIS, Map Info).

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, and we invite applicants to indicate if they need workplace adjustments.