Associate ​/ Associate Director - Civil Engineer (Water

Position: Associate / Associate Director - Civil Engineer (Water)
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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..Our

Regulated Water Asset Design team serves the municipal water sector both in the UK and internationally.  We hold long term framework agreements direct with water companies, including Severn Trent Water and South West Water.  We also hold excellent relationships and trading agreements with blue chip contractors, including Costain and Galliford Try, for whom we deliver projects across the UK.  We deliver a full range of design services across wastewater treatment, water treatment, sewerage and water network schemes.

Our hybrid working model enables our staff to mix working from home with our top quality office environments.

We are guided by the following principles:

We value our people and our reputation. We are locally dedicated with international scale.

We are future-focused and challenge the status quo. We foster collaboration in everything we do. We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

A little more about your role…Due to a significant increase in the demand for our services, we are actively recruiting to help us service the AMP8 water industry capital investment programme.  If you have relevant water industry design experience, we can offer you tailored experience to fulfil your career ambitions.  Equally, if you are working in a different engineering sector, we can also offer mentoring programmes and training to support you in the transition to the water sector.

Key Responsibilities As an Associate or Associate Director Civil Engineer you will have the opportunity to:

Take ownership for all aspects of project delivery including health & safety, technical, quality, schedule and budget

Manage multi-disciplinary teams Shape the delivery of our services and identify opportunities to deliver complimentary services from the wider WSP business in the UK and overseas

Build relationships with our Clients to ensure that our services deliver project outcomes and customer satisfaction Contribute to the identification and delivery of innovative approaches, new services and digital products

Contribute to the implementation of our Future Ready and Net Zero programme

Act as an ambassador for best practice within the Asset Design team and on Client sponsored initiatives

Undertake bid preparation, resource and budget development

Line manage and support the professional development of graduate engineers and degree apprentices

Contribute to recruitment and growth of the civil engineering team Continue your career journey through the ongoing development of your technical, managerial and leadership skills

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…A degree in Civil Engineering Chartered status, or significant progression towards membership of the ICE or CIWEMExperience in managing engineering design teams comprising civil engineers and other supporting disciplines

Experience in delivery of projects to an identified budget and schedule

Acted in a checking or technical approval role on linear civil engineering infrastructure projects, or industrial / process related design Experience in mentoring or coaching junior civil engineering staff to develop their technical skills and professional development

Client-facing experience Good presentation, written, and verbal communication skills

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