Drainage & SuDS Engineering Expression of Interest

Job Description

WSP is seeking Drainage Engineers (Senior Consultant to Associate Director) to specialise in Water, Drainage and Environmental Engineering for transportation infrastructure projects across the UK. The role involves designing drainage solutions for high-profile rail, highway, local authority, and aviation projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivery of civil engineering projects such as highway, rail, infrastructure and site development schemes.
• Deliver projects from concept through to completion, ensuring they meet high technical standards, are delivered on time and achieve commercial success.
• Provide a broad range of drainage services for major transport and infrastructure projects in the UK.

At senior grades you will also:

• Lead client relationships and attend client progress meetings.
• Manage a team of drainage engineers, supporting their technical development and ensuring they are resourced on projects.

• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer and/or degree qualified (role dependent).
• Extensive and proven experience in designing sustainable drainage solutions post degree.
• Knowledge of drainage design principles and solutions to manage infrastructure drainage.
• Experience with Civil 3D and/or Causeway Flow software/Micro Drainage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of relevant UK technical standards, Building Regulations, Design Standards, Codes of Practice and Health & Safety regulations.
• Successful management of projects/programmes and teams to meet quality and commercial targets.
• Technical experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Highway Drainage
• Rail Drainage
• Airport Drainage
• Asset Management
• Foul Water
• Sustainable foul and surface water drainage design.
• Drainage modelling software (Causeway Flow or Microdrainage).

• Hybrid working policy with flexibility to work from home two days a week.
• Work-life balance support including 'WSP My Hour' allowing one-hour personal activity each day.
• Inclusive and supportive workplace culture promoting belonging and equality.
• Health and wellbeing support:
  Thrive programme, virtual GP, Gymflex scheme, comprehensive menopause support package, reasonable workplace adjustments.
• Flexibility for part-time and flexible arrangements, additional leave purchase, bank holiday entitlement options.
• Professional development: training, mentoring and Chartership opportunities.

WSP welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, or pregnancy. As a Disability Confident leader, disabled applicants who meet essential criteria will be interviewed and can request workplace adjustments.