Senior Road Engineer

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

WSP is seeking an enthusiastic and talented Senior Engineer to join the Roads team based in Exeter. Your role will be at the heart of our high performing team, using your technical skills and expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency.

You can expect your role to involve:

• Supporting the development of highway designs for a diverse range of sectors, clients and projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Providing support to Project Managers within the design team in planning, programming, technical input to the pricing of project briefs, proposals, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Checking, certifying and authorising for issue designs, documents, approvals, and reports.
• Being active on several varied multi‑disciplinary project/client accounts at any given time.
• Coordinating engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages for our clients.
• Working collaboratively with clients, key stakeholders and internal teams, as necessary to deliver the schemes/projects.
• On an ad hoc basis, supporting our projects with site supervision, monitoring Contractor's compliance with the Contract and ensuring works are inline with the Works Information.
• Providing guidance and support to a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades.
• Contributing to the development of the team's internal knowledge base and mentoring and upskilling junior staff.

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity to solve engineering problems.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent within a highway design role.
• Working towards IEng or CEng status with a professional institute; professional qualifications are advantageous.
• Relevant knowledge and experience of highway design and/or drainage systems at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific experience in road geometry, roundabouts, at‑grade and grade separated junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance.

Don't quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

We support our people with the Thrive programme and our Virtual GP service, offering access to a GP, reasonable workplace adjustments and other wellbeing benefits.

WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part‑time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

We foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, through training, mentoring or Chartership.

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.