Expression of Interest; Roads

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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.

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.

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.

And the Truro Office is a fantastic space to grow your career, ideally situated on Cathedral Square, right in the heart of Truro. The office boasts a vibrant and supportive team atmosphere, having recently won the prestigious "Office of the Year" award. The team regularly engages in social and volunteering activities and is renowned in the organisation for creating a strong sense of community.

The Roads Team at the Truro office is involved in a range of exciting projects on both local and global scales. These include high-profile projects such as HS2, East West Rail and Sizewell C – some of the biggest infrastructure projects ever to be delivered in the UK.

More locally, the office has played pivotal roles in some of the most significant projects currently shaping the county, such as Langarth Garden Village, Truro Northern Access Road, West Carclaze Garden Village, St Austell – A30 Link Road, and the Chiverton Cross – Carland Cross A30 Upgrade.

The team also plays a strategic role in supporting Cormac with the delivery of several key infrastructure projects within Cornwall. This diverse portfolio of projects showcases the team's expertise and commitment to making a significant impact in the field of infrastructure development.

A Little More About Your Role…

WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented engineers at variety of grades from Assistant Engineer through to Principal Engineer to join the Roads team based in Truro.

Role

You will be leading day to day technical delivery of highway consultancy services to support our clients through all stages of the project life-cycle from feasibility and concept design through to planning, detailed design, and construction. This role will be client facing and the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of delivery of schemes in either the local or national transport arena.

Dependent upon the grade at which you are applicable, the role will involve either leading on or contributing to the following:

• Managing projects to ensure coordination and compatibility of multi-disciplinary inputs on projects of varying scale, complexity and value.
• Liaising with our clients, developing strong trusted relationships, proactively managing their expectations and comprehensively advising them.
• Undertake project technical lead and reviewer roles
• Using your technical ability and experience to support others to maximise their personal contribution to project/team goals.
• Prepare fee proposals and manage budgets for individual projects.
• Be responsible for the development and delivery of discrete and overall project solutions.
• Lead and manage other staff members in the delivery of design drawings, standard construction details, specifications and bill of quantities, supporting the preparation of…