Principal Highway Engineer

About the role... 

We have a new opportunity for a Principal or Associate Highway Engineer to join our Local Government team in Gloucester. You will be part of our highly collaborative Local Government team, based in central Gloucester, and delivering a range of significant highways, bridges and infrastructure projects across the County. 

As a Principal (or Associate) Engineer, you'll combine technical leadership with the rare opportunity to grow a new Highway Engineering design team in Gloucester. Working alongside senior leaders, you'll shape the team's vision, recruit and develop talent, and create a collaborative, high-performing culture from day one. Alongside leading the delivery of innovative highways projects, you'll play a pivotal role in expanding WSP's capability and presence across the region, making this an exceptional opportunity for someone seeking genuine career-defining leadership responsibility.

This is an exciting time to be joining WSP’s team in Gloucestershire due to the upcoming ambitious programme of major projects to enhance the transport network and boost the economy of the county. The Principal / Associate Highway Engineer role will be a varied one, with core responsibilities including:

• Leading on the development of highway designs on multi-disciplinary projects through all stages of the project life cycle. 
• Being responsible for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Mentoring and developing more junior staff; helping them to develop professionally and to progress their careers.
• Provide support to Project Managers within the design team in planning, programming, technical input to the pricing of project briefs, proposals, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Be responsible for checking, certifying and authorising for issue designs, documents, approvals, and reports.
• Being active on a portfolio of varied multi-disciplinary projects at any given time.
• Coordinate engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages for our client.
• Work collaboratively with client, key stakeholders and internal teams, as necessary to deliver the schemes/projects.
• On ad hoc basis, support our projects with site supervision, monitoring Contractor’s compliance with the contract and ensuring works are in line with the works Information.  

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity to solve engineering problems.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience within a highway design role.
• Chartered Engineer preferred, or working towards IEng or CEng status with a relevant professional institute.
• Knowledge and experience of highway design on multi-disciplinary projects and/or drainage systems at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific experience in specialisms including: road geometry, roundabouts, at-grade and grade separated junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design.
• Knowledge 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.
• The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage and/or PDS.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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