Associate; Roads

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.

WSP is seeking an enthusiastic and talented Associate to join the Roads team based in Wales, in either our Cardiff or Wrexham offices.

You will be providing leadership to a host of talented people ranging from early‑career professionals to established engineers and project managers across our Roads business, using your leadership skills and expertise to help us continue delivering exemplary services to our clients across all stages of the project life cycle.

• Be responsible for delivering engineering solutions for projects or work packages of varying scale, complexity, value and project stages, and may work across several projects at any given time.
• Act as a Project and/or Technical Delivery Lead in the planning, programming, pricing and delivery of either a single complex project, or across a portfolio of small to medium‑size projects.
• Be responsible for project budget, programme, financial performance, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Work directly with clients, developing strong trusted relationships, proactively managing expectations and comprehensively advising them.
• Work collaboratively within the UK Roads discipline and with colleagues in the wider Transport and Infrastructure business to achieve our aims and objectives.
• Use leadership skills and expertise to support others to maximise their personal contribution to project/team goals.
• Lead and manage other staff members in all areas of project delivery, and for the right candidate, line manage.
• Be responsible for compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and in‑house quality assurance standards/processes.
• Actively participate in team resource coordination, supporting the set‑up of local and national teams and putting the right people in the right roles.
• Support the Wales & Southwest Regional Director and leadership team with the implementation of business strategies and initiatives.

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity to solve engineering problems, with a proven track record of achieving excellence.
• CEng or IEng with post‑professional qualification experience.
• Wide‑ranging knowledge and experience of highway infrastructure engineering and design at various stages of the project life cycle.
• Broad knowledge of relevant design standards and codes of best practice.
• An ability to improve, motivate and inspire others to achieve excellence.
• Commercial and risk management and resolution.
• Experience in the checking and approval of reports and designs for transport studies and/or construction projects.
• The ability to win new work.
• Excellent client/stakeholder management and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Leadership in health, safety and welfare.

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. 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 everyone with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging loyees and allies are brought together through employee resource groups to promote an inclusive culture.

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