Road Engineer

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.

A little more about your role…

WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Senior Engineer to join the Roads team based in Wales, in either our Cardiff or Wrexham offices.

You’ll be working alongside a host of talented people ranging from our early career professionals to established engineers and project managers across our Roads business, using your technical skills and expertise to help us continue delivering exemplary services to our clients for a diverse range of sectors, clients and projects through all stages of the project life cycle.

You could find yourself playing a key role in a variety of projects including strategic network improvements, major and minor highway maintenance and asset renewals, active travel and public transport infrastructure, road safety interventions, as well as public realm initiatives.

Our well-established regional client base includes Welsh Government, Transport for Wales, North & Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent, South Wales Trunk Road Agent, and Welsh local authorities. If a broader client and project experience interests you, you could find yourself supporting national projects such as National Highway’s Scheme Delivery Framework, or our wider Transport & Infrastructure business unit in sectors such a Rail, Water, Energy & Defence. The opportunities within WSP are endless. 

You will:

• Deliver engineering solutions for projects, or work packages of varying scale, complexity, value and project stages, and could be working across several projects at any given time.
• Be responsible for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Liaise with our clients, stakeholders and internal disciplines, developing trusted relationships, and proactively managing expectations.
• Work closely with Project and Technical Delivery Leads in planning, programming, and pricing of proposals and deliverables.
• Be responsible for checking and certifying designs, documents and reports prior to approval. 
• Lead and coordinate resources during the delivery of projects or work packages. 
• Mentor and upskill more junior staff helping them develop professionally and progress towards professional qualifications.