Job Description

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 seeks a candidate with Tier 1 contractor experience (sub-agent/site agent level) and a background in major highways projects to join the Leeds Roads team.

You will support technical delivery and design coordination to help ensure our designs are practical and deliverable on site. Working closely with our design teams, clients and delivery partners, you will apply a strong “right first time” approach —reviewing designs for constructability, identifying constraints early, and ensuring outputs are clear and unambiguous. You will also support the early stages of scheme development by advising on construction strategy, phasing and traffic management, and producing high-level construction programmes to inform economic and environmental assessments.

The role will involve:

• Undertaking design assurance and buildability reviews (incl. methodology/sequence, alternatives/innovation, affordability), and checking drawings/specifications for ambiguities prior to issue.
• Identifying site constraints and construction risks, requirements for site investigations, permanent/temporary land take and temporary works.
• Consideration of alternative and innovative design solutions.
• Support with CDM design compliance
• Identifying safety issues and residual risks across construction and ensuring these are captured and communicated through design risk management processes.
• Assessing construction strategy, phasing and programme durations.
• Advice on the planning of statutory undertakers' diversionary works.
• Preparing technical reports.
• Liaising with our internal design teams providing clear, pragmatic buildability advice.
• Liaising with clients and delivery stakeholders (including contractors), developing trusted relationships.
• Supporting construction-stage delivery as required in site supervision/inspection capacity,

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience in the delivery of major highways and civil engineering projects, with demonstrable construction/contracting exposure and the ability to provide robust constructability assurance and contractor-focused assessment.
• Experience in developing construction phasing plans, traffic management plans, earthworks strategies, and construction programmes.
• Proven ability to identify construction and buildability constraints and risks.
• Strong understanding of CDM and design risk management, including identifying and communicating residual risks across construction, operation and maintenance.
• Experience in interfacing with statutory undertakers' diversionary works.
• Good communication, client management and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Proven ability to prepare technical reports.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Chartered Civil Engineer or an Incorporated Engineer.

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.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

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We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.