Senior Highways Engineer; Liveable Places

Senior Highways Engineer (Liveable Places) – WSP

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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.

• Act as Project Manager on a wide range of projects delivering liveable places and better sustainable transport routes in urban and rural settings.
• Work directly with our clients to achieve their sustainable transport needs whilst helping to grow and develop our work with them.
• Demonstrate traffic engineering or transport planning experience, desirably including traffic signals design and modelling.
• Prepare and review reports, drawings (using CAD), schedules and other documents in accordance with appropriate design standards, legislation and guidance including LTN 1/20, LTN 1/24, Traffic Signs Manual, MfS, MfS 2, DMRB and CDM 2015.
• Be responsible for the financial performance of projects.
• Undertake technical review and checking of design deliverables within the team.
• Work collaboratively with the Liveable Places team, colleagues in our wider Transport team and the wider WSP business to achieve our aims and objectives.

• A civil engineering, transport engineering or transport planning degree.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.
• Chartered Engineer or Chartered Transport Planning Professional status.
• Proven ability to lead and manage project teams and individuals.
• Proven track record in project management and financial control.
• Passion for mentoring and developing talent.
• Transport, traffic signals, road safety or highway engineering experience.
• Good spoken and written communication skills, with the ability to liaise with others including public sector officials, members of the public and other senior colleagues.

• Work‑life balance with a hybrid working policy – work from home up to two days a week.
• An inclusive culture that welcomes varied backgrounds and experiences.
• Health & wellbeing programmes including a virtual GP service and Gymflex scheme.
• Flexible time options such as “WSP My Hour” and part‑time arrangements.
• Development and training opportunities, including mentoring and chartership support.

The role is based in Birmingham, England, with opportunities for travel to client sites as required.

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.