Job Description
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We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Engineer to support our regional Development Team in Cambridge, focusing on civil engineering for development.
You will work within a team supporting the production of designs and drawings for construction projects and technical reports for masterplanning in support of planning applications. You can expect to be active on several projects and client accounts at any given time. You will report to a senior member of the Development Team.
In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.
When considering a career move it’s vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. To see what WSP stands for in 2024 and beyond and to find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Planning Services: The Key to Successful Project Deliveries | WSP
Responsibilities
Our team work on some of the most prestigious developments in the UK, and you will be helping deliver projects such as:
1. HS2 Curzon Street Station, Birmingham
2. Eden Project North
3. Greenwich Peninsula
4. HS2 Old Oak Common Station, London
5. Aston Villa, Birmingham
6. Bahrain International Sports City, Bahrain.
YOUR NEW ROLE, WHATS INVOLVED?
7. Providing day to day support in the delivery of concept studies / strategies with hands on design, leading to planning applications, technical approval submissions and construction drawing issue
8. Contributing to all types of Development projects across all sectors and clients
9. Being active on several varied multi-disciplinary project/client accounts at any given time.
10. You will be supported by a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades, to whom you will be expected to provide guidance and support as appropriate
11. Involvement in high profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and with other external multidisciplinary professionals) and project management
12. Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
YOUR TEAM
13. The Development Team is a well-established and high performing discipline within the Planning and Development business unit which includes over 800 colleagues focused on project delivery through the whole project life cycle, from initial land acquisition, planning support and design, through to scheme implementation
14. Our vision is to be recognised as the strongest and best Development team in the industry. We strive to achieve this through continuous improvement and a management structure comprising of four pillars, namely; Technical Excellence, People, Clients and Operational Excellence
15. We help our clients to promote, implement and manage sustainable development, from pre-feasibility through to planning consent; establish plans and provision for how an area, its accessibility and needs, will develop over time and guide sustainable future development; and develop multi-disciplinary design from concept through to detailed design and construction
16. We work with public/private sector land promoters and house builders, developers, signature architects, Government, and local authorities. Some of the multi-disciplinary services we provide that you will help deliver include: Civil engineering, highways design and earthworks strategiesUtilities, energy planning and coordinationDrainage, flood risk and SuDSSite appraisal, due diligence, and strategic planning advice.
Qualifications
17. Knowledge of, and experience in highway design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management, utility design and planning as well as a good working knowledge of the Development Industry
18. An appreciation of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures is desirable as well as an understanding of construction design stages and procedures
19. The ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings
20. A good knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals
21. Good written and spoken communication skills and are aware of current and emerging technical and planning guidance on climate change and sustainability
22. The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including InfoDrainage, Civils 3D and/or PDS
23. Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals and design teams, and competence in liaising with highway, water, statutory and local authorities to negotiate the necessary outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements typically relating to development projects
24. A good knowledge of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects and how if, applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal
25. A robust knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects
26. Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and are at least nearing Chartership or have equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.