Drainage Engineer; Roads

Job Description

WSP is seeking an enthusiastic and talented Senior Engineer with extensive postgraduate experience in drainage design for Roads, Active Travel and Major Civil Engineering schemes. The role is within our high performing team based in the London and South East region (located in either Cambridge, London (Westferry Circus), Basingstoke, Guildford or Southampton offices).

• Work as part of an integrated team to deliver high quality engineering services for our clients and coordinate engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages.
• Provide technical input to our cross‑sector multidisciplinary internal project teams supporting the delivery of transportation, commercial/residential development and environmental infrastructure projects.
• Prepare technical reports and effectively communicate outputs to our clients.
• Further develop and broaden the technical capacity of the Roads and drainage team.
• Technical input and design on roads, public transport and active travel projects, including:
  • Undertaking road drainage systems and flood risk management measures designs using the relevant industry standard software for feasibility, concept and detailed design stages of a project.
  • Application of the DMRB, CIRIA and other relevant standards.
  • Developing and delivering design solutions including applications for departures and relaxations from standards and ensuring all requisite approvals and consents are secured for projects.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and work both independently and collaboratively.
• Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and in‑house quality assurance standards/processes.

• A degree in Civil Engineering or another relevant discipline.
• Hold CEng or IEng status with a professional institute or be close to achieving a qualification.
• The successful candidate will be capable of working to tight project deadlines, work comfortably under pressure and have an open and honest approach.
• Significant postgraduate experience in undertaking outline and detailed design & delivery of surface‑water drainage systems and flood risk management measures for major national road development projects and other major civil engineering infrastructures.
• Have excellent working knowledge and understanding of drainage principles, DMRB standards and guidelines, SuDs and hydraulic modelling.
• Have significant experience with AutoCAD, Civil 3D and ArcGIS software.
• Have significant experience with the drainage design and flood modelling software such as Microdrain and Causeway Flow.
• Experience in other related software such as Info Works ICM, Flood Modeller, TuFlow, HEC‑RAS (1d/2d) and HEC‑HMS would be beneficial.

Here at WSP 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; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.