Senior Infrastructure Civil Engineer - Scotland, United Kingdom - WSP UK

Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Engineer to support our regional Development Team in Edinburgh, focusing on civil engineering for development infrastructure.

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.

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
Contributing to all types of Development projects across all sectors and clients
Being active on several varied multi-disciplinary project/client accounts at any given time.
Involvement in high profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and with other external multidisciplinary professionals) and project management

Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.

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
Our vision is to be recognised as the strongest and best Development team in the industry. 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
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 strategies
Utilities, energy planning and coordination
Drainage, flood risk and SuDS
Site appraisal, due diligence, and strategic planning advice.


PROJECTS
Our team work on some of the most prestigious developments in Scotland and the UK, and you will be helping deliver local projects such as:
Monklands Replacement Project, Airdrie
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
An appreciation of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures is desirable as well as an understanding of construction design stages and procedures
The ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings
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
Good written and spoken communication skills and are aware of current and emerging technical and planning guidance on climate change and sustainability
The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including InfoDrainage, Civils 3D and/or PDS
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
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
A robust knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects

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.

Work-life balance?

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP's Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

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 where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

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 also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

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.

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.