# Associate (Roads)

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Birmingham, West Midlands
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Associate to join the Roads team based in Birmingham.

You will provide technical leadership to our design teams, delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget. You will also mentor and support junior team members, and work closely with clients to develop strong relationships.

Responsibilities:

- Support the North West and Midlands Regional Director with leadership and business development

- Oversee multi-disciplinary projects of varying scale, complexity, and value

- Develop strong relationships with clients, proactively managing their expectations and providing comprehensive advice

- Undertake technical preparation, review, and checking of deliverables

- Collaborate with the Roads team and colleagues in the wider Transport and Infrastructure business

- Use your technical ability and experience to support others and maximise their personal contribution to project goals

- Lead and manage staff members in the delivery of design drawings, standard construction details, specifications, and bill of quantities

- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and in-house quality assurance standards/processes

- Coordinate team resources, supporting the setup of teams and putting the right people in the right roles

Requirements:

- A broad range of project experience in civil engineering and multi-disciplinary projects, focusing on highways

- Proven ability to lead design disciplines in relevant projects

- Experience of contract document preparation or contract administration/site supervision using Public Works Contracts

- Ability to use, direct, and check design outputs created in relevant software, including Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage, and PDS

- Excellent client/stakeholder management and interpersonal skills

- Ability to improve, motivate, and encourage others, lead and implement change programmes, and drive an innovative and supportive culture

- Chartered Civil Engineer or Incorporated Engineer with extensive post-professional qualification experience

- Commercial and strategic capability with a demonstrable track record in identifying and delivering new business opportunities

- Thorough understanding and application of relevant design codes, such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, and Local Authority design guidance

- Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations

- Ability to proactively manage change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost, and quality

- Influential and persuasive internally and externally, encouraging open dialogue and feedback

- Preferably able to obtain UK vetting level of Security Check (SC)

## Skills

### Required
- Autodesk Civils 3D
- Bentley OpenRoads Designer
- InfoDrainage
- PDS
- Civil Engineering
- Project Management
- Client Management
- Leadership

### Nice to have
- UK Security Check (SC)
- Public Works Contracts
- CDM regulations

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