Senior Road Engineer

Senior Engineer – Roads Team, Birmingham

• Support the development of highway designs for a diverse range of sectors, clients and projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Be responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Provide guidance and support to a team of technical staff of various grades, mentoring and upskilling junior staff toward professional qualifications.
• Contribute to the development of the team’s internal knowledge base.
• Support Project Managers within the design team in planning, programming, pricing of project briefs, proposals, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Check, certify and authorise issue designs, documents, approvals and reports.
• Work actively on several varied multi‑disciplinary project/client accounts simultaneously.
• Coordinate engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages for clients.
• Collaborate with clients, key stakeholders and internal teams to deliver schemes and projects.
• Provide site supervision support, monitoring contractor compliance with contracts and ensuring works are in line with Works Information on an ad hoc basis.

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity.
• 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. Experience in road geometry, roundabouts, junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance and experience preparing drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including applying departures from standard.
• Experience and ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley Open Roads Designer, Info Drainage and/or PDS.
• Proactively manage change on tasks/projects, communicating potential impacts on programme, cost and quality.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

• Hybrid working – flexibility to work from home two days a week, with opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK.
• Work‑life balance initiatives, including a “WSP My Hour” to take personal activities each day.
• Health and wellbeing support – virtual GP service, Gymflex scheme, comprehensive menopause support package, reasonable workplace adjustments.
• Inclusivity and belonging culture, employee resource groups and support for diverse backgrounds.
• Career development opportunities through training, mentoring and chartership pathways.
• Flexible working arrangements, part‑time options and additional leave purchasing.

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.