WSP in the UK & Ireland
Senior Road Engineer
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Senior Engineer – Roads (Senior/Lead Level)
Location: Manchester or Liverpool, North West, UK
About This Role
At WSP, we empower our teams to thrive by combining global expertise with a passion for solving the world’s most challenging engineering problems. If you’re eager to contribute to major infrastructure projects while shaping a career aligned with your ambitions, this role is for you.
We’re seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Engineer to join our Roads team. In this position, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering frontier-breaking designs while mentoring junior engineers and fostering innovation. Whether it’s highway geometry, active travel schemes or complex junctions, your technical leadership will drive excellence in design, compliance, and cost efficiency.
Your work will have a real impact—from shaping sustainable transport networks to ensuring projects align with legal, technical, and client expectations. You’ll collaborate across multi-disciplinary projects, support project delivery, and provide expert guidance to junior colleagues.
Your Core Responsibilities
Project Delivery & Technical Leadership
- Support and lead the development of highway designs across diverse sectors, clients, and project stages (concept through to construction).
- Ensure projects meet budget, timeline, technical quality, and legal requirements—holding responsible accountability for critical deliverables.
- Act as a technical expert, reviewing, approving, and authorising designs, reports, and drawings for release to clients.
Team Collaboration & Growth
- Mentor junior engineers, upskill colleagues, and contribute to the team’s knowledge base.
- Assist Project Managers with programming, pricing, proposal development, and cost estimation.
- Direct and oversee technicians and engineers to deliver client-led work packages and complex project components.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
- Coordinate multispeciality project/client workstreams, balancing varied technical and deliverable demands.
- Engage with clients, contractors, and internal teams to ensure seamless project execution.
- On occasion, provide site support, monitoring contractor compliance and ensuring works align with design intent.
Innovation & Problem-Solving
- Apply ingenious solutions to technical challenges, prioritising creativity, efficiency, and sustainability.
- Ensure designs align with best-practice codes (e.g., Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD).
Essential Requirements
- A degree in Civil Engineering (or related discipline) with demonstrable expertise in highway design.
- 3+ years of post-qualification experience in a leadership role (traditional management/technical).
- Working towards or having achieved either IEng or CEng with a recognised UK professional institution.
- Proven expertise in:
- Road geometry, roundabout design, at-grade/grade-separated junctions.
- Inclusive active travel schemes and pedestrian/fire lane liaison.
- Highway drainage and road restraint systems.
- TSRGD, Client Design Guide, Highways England standards, Local Authority documentation.
- Progressing departures from standard design (DoSD) in approval processes.
- Proficiency in highway software (e.g., AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley OpenRoads, InfoDrainage, PDS) and the ability to oversee its use by junior team members.
- CDM Coordinator experience under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
- Strong change management skills—anticipating impacts on schedule, cost, and quality when delivering projects.
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** Advantageous (but not required)**
- Experience with railroad junction or complex transport infrastructure.
I’ll Bring This to the Table: The Person You Are
You’re a leadership-focused engineering professional—someone driven by deep technical learned and passionate about fostering next-gen talent. Behind the title comes a determination to:
- Innovate: Challenge conventional solutions to deliver practical, future-ready designs.
- Collaborate: Work closely within a flourishing team and with clients to push boundaries.
- Support: Share wisdom generously, turning junior engineers into confident, capable peers through mentorship.
- Adapt: Stay agile as priorities shift, offering proactive guidance through complex project phases.
You’re here because you believe in engineering as a force for good—transforming communities locally and globally.
Why Join WSP
At WSP, we craft long-term careers, not just jobs. Join a global business of over 69,000 driven professionals, united by these values:
Culture & Flexibility
✅ Hybrid working: Two days in-office, three at home—tailored flexibility. ✅ WSP My Hour: Focused time for personal priorities, balanced across the week. ✅ Part-time/ flexible arrangements and extra leave options for life’s evolving demands. ✅ Brainstorming hubs: Offices in modern spaces across the UK, designed for collaboration.
Inclusivity & Belonging
🤝 Radical inclusion: We embrace every background and challenge history by investing in diversity. 🤝 Committed advocacy: Through dedicated Employee Resource Groups, we foster dialogue around underrepresented communities. 🤝 Equal opportunities: Upholding a Diversity Confident approach for accessibility (including adjustments to interviews).
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Employee Wellbeing
🌍 Thrive program: Free podcasts, wellbeing webinars, and coaching through bespoke Jamie Health support. 🏥 Virtual GP service: Instant NHS-registered medical advice at your fingertips. 🏋 Gymflex discounts: Up to 40% off annual gym memberships through premium providers. 🌿 Menopause support: Comprehensive guidance and confidential help to navigate this experience.
Professional Growth
�posite for training: Unlimited opportunities to upskill and clarify new territories. 🌟 Chartership mentorship: Guidance and resources to progress toward IEng or CEng.
Purpose-Driven Impact
🌍 Real change-makers: Each project helps build communities that are authentically sustainable. 🚀 Forward-thinking clients: Working for governments, private entities, and high-profile infrastructure projects.
Why Is This Opportunity Unique?
This role delivers leadership with a community-driven purpose. As a Senior Engineer, you’re not merely supervising—you’re inspiring, efficiently managing ambition, and creating a legacy.
With WSP, you’ll impress through your expertise in highway design, equip others to deliver their potential, and work within a supportive ecosystem that values your vision and contribution.
Ready for the Next Step?
We’re looking for someone who delivers results passionately. Apply today—join us in shaping a better tomorrow.
About WSP
We’re a global engineering and professional services innovator, leveraging over 11,000 UK/Ireland-based engineering journals to deliver transformative projects. Our shared purpose combines innovation, integrity, and inclusion to champion sustainability—ensuring every project we touch leaves a legacy of lasting benefit.
Who We Celebrate
WSP boldly encourages applications from all backgrounds. Our commitment extends to disabled candidates: we guarantee interviews for those meeting the essential criteria, with adjustments available for fair access.
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