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Senior Road Engineer

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Description

WSP is seeking a Senior Road Engineer to join their Roads team in Birmingham. The successful candidate will be at the heart of a high-performing team, using their technical skills and expertise to drive forward technical quality and service efficiency.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Supporting the development of highway designs for various sectors and clients throughout all stages of the project life cycle.
  • Ensuring projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards, and legal requirements.
  • Providing guidance and support to junior staff and contributing to the team's internal knowledge base.
  • Collaborating with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to deliver schemes and projects.
  • Coordinating engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages.
  • Checking, certifying, and authorising designs, documents, approvals, and reports.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience in a highway design role.
  • Relevant knowledge and experience of highway design and/or drainage systems.
  • Familiarity with design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges and Manual for Streets.
  • Proficiency in software including Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, and InfoDrainage.
  • Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

As a Senior Road Engineer with WSP, you will have the opportunity to work on landmark projects, contribute to the development of the team's knowledge base, and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Required

  • Civil Engineering
  • highway design
  • drainage systems
  • Autodesk Civils 3D
  • Bentley OpenRoads Designer
  • InfoDrainage
  • CDM regulations

Nice to have

  • Professional qualifications (e.g. IEng, CEng)
  • road geometry
  • roundabouts
  • junction design
  • active travel
  • highway drainage systems
  • road restraint systems
  • traffic sign and road marking design

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/89294

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