Expression of Interest (Roads)

The redeveloped Longbrook House office in Exeter offers an excellent environment for career growth. The open plan office encourages teamwork across a broad range of disciplines, and includes spaces for individual meetings, small groups, larger collaborations and break out areas. Located in the city centre, the Exeter office is close to key public transport routes and offers views of the surrounding cityscape. 

The Roads Team at the Exeter office is involved in a range of exciting projects on both local and global scales. These include high-profile projects such as East West Rail and Sizewell C, as well as more historically A303 Stonehenge and Hinckley Point C – some of the biggest infrastructure projects ever to be developed in the UK. 

At the local level, the office has been involved in various projects currently underway in the county, including Cullompton Town Centre Relief Road, Rifford Road Cycle Improvements, and Sky Park Extension around Exeter; Queen Street Enhancements in Newton Abbott; and the Babbage Building, Royal Parade, Woolwell to the George, and Amarda Way in Plymouth. The team also works with National Highways on maintenance and improvement programmes for the Strategic Road Network, covering routes such as the A30, A35, A38, and M5.

The team contributes to a range of projects for Highway Authorities across the South West region and collaborates with the MOD and developers. The variety of projects and clients reflects the team's experience in 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 Exeter.

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 tender packages.
• Responsible for compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and inhouse quality assurance standards/processes.
• Be actively involved with team resource coordination, supporting the setup of teams and pitting the right people in the right roles.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Relevant knowledge and experience of highway design and/or drainage systems at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific experience in the following areas is advantageous: road geometry, roundabouts, at-grade and grade separated junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design.   
• Demonstratable and relevant experience in leading a single or multiple design disciplines of in relevant projects (i.e. road, public transport, active travel, public real and/or private development).
• The ability to use, direct and/or check the design outputs created in relevant softwares including but not limited to Autodesk Civils 3D, and/or, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage, PDS.
• Proactively manages change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost, and quality.
• Good communication, client/stakeholder management and interpersonal skills are essential. 
• Chartered Civil Engineer or an Incorporated Engineer with extensive post professional qualification experience, or working towards achieving this.
• A thorough understanding and application of the relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including the application of departures from standard.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

Please note that the above will be scalable to the grade at which you would be applying for within the range Assistant Engineer – Principal Engineer.