WSP Looking for Engineer/ Senior Highways Engineer (Local Government) at Nationwide Full Time

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Your new role, whats involved?:

We are seeking to recruit passionate Highways Engineers at all levels to support our Hertford, Leeds, Exeter, Bournemouth, Lincoln, Northallerton, Norwich, Brixworth & Shrewsbury offices for our  Local Government Highways team on a permanent basis.  Typically, you will be involved in:

• Owning and leading the design process, encouraging yours and wider teams to deliver the right solutions
• Working with clients and design teams to deliver compliant designs on time, within budget and meeting H&S, CDM, QA and technical review requirements
• Engaging with a wide range of project stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery during the design and construction phase

We would love to hear from you, if you have:

• Degree of HNC/HND qualification in a relevant discipline
• Chartered or following a path to Chartership
• Experience and knowledge in the design and development of highway, traffic and civil engineering projects, especially those that promote sustainable and active travel modes
• IT/computer literate, knowledge and experience of appropriate design packages.
• A sound understanding of CDM Regulations 2015

• Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – be that your families, friends, or yourself. Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices and sharing space collaboratively with our clients across the UK.

• Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers. At work we celebrate integrity and treat people with respect. We support each other and embrace diversity to create a place where people come together and do great things.

Our VIBE (LGBT + employee), Women in Leadership, CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity), WSP Connect (visible and non-visible disabilities) and our Gender Balance Group help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential. Belonging@WSP.

• 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.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor. You can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

• Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We can also offer part time working, where required. New for 2022, is the ability to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

• Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.