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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 its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. See what WSP stands for in 2023 and beyond…

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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 its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/who-we-are)

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for 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 across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. 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.

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 where 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 also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option 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.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

#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.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

We are seeking enthusiastic civil engineers with a background in railway lineside Infrastructure to join our expanding Rail Engineering Services Team to lead on the management and delivery of a number of our diverse portfolio of rail engineering projects across the UK. The role will comprise:

• Be Client facing and accountable for the delivery of Lineside Infrastructure Engineering design projects.

• Manage client and stakeholder relationships to achieve desired project outcomes.

• Lead and contribute tothe development of high-performing Lineside Infrastructure teams

• Supporting Engineering Managers in the technical delivery of Rail projects

• Support work winningand lead design tenders

You will work on exciting and inspiring projects for a variety of Infrastructure Owners, National and Local Governments, and Public and Private Sector Industry Groups including Network Rail, Transport for London, Transport for Greater Manchester and HS2. You will be part of the Engineering & Project Management Service Line and be amongst a team of professionally qualified, talented and diverse individuals that work great together to:

• Work on Rail Multi-Disciplinary Projects for a number of important Clients

• Undertake project work from across the full design lifecycle, from the early concept stage to detailed design and subsequently support implementation contractors on site

• Act as a mentor to others in the team, supporting their development by imparting your technical knowledge and experiences

• Provide clients with technical excellence and the ability to delight.

The role will be based in one of our iconic city centre offices throughout the UK, primarily Manchester, Birmingham or London. Our offices provide a quality, flexible and dynamic working space focused on the health and wellbeing of our staff and benefits from innovative design, substantial amounts of natural light, open collaborative spaces and easy access to public transport.

We are actively seeking talented engineers with demonstrable multidisciplinary delivery experience; proven leaders that have a track record of developing and maintaining client relationships.

We are looking for candidates with:

• A track record of successfully delivering Lineside Infrastructure projects, in particular, the spatial positioning/ civil engineering associated with lineside infrastructure, eg signals, location suites, level crossings, and station platforms.

• Experience across the full project lifecycle from initial feasibility studies to detailed design and implementation.

• An ability to manage multiple work streams and teams, balancing priorities, making value and delivery judgements/decisions to meet or exceed our client’s expectations.

• Technical knowledge to be able to challenge other project disciplines and clients to ensure focus is maintained on the defined scope or where scope needs to be modified.

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, and Chartered or working towards chartership

• Undertaken the role of Civils CRE

• A track record of mentoring and developing staff.

• Understanding of Client Engineering assurance processes i.e. GRIP and PACE