Overview

WSP are seeking Chartered Civil Engineers with experience in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management for River Scour and Lead Local Flood Authority programme delivery support and to expand the growth of our expertise and technical capability. Within our River and Coastal Engineering team we support clients and projects throughout the UK with a focus on Local Authorities, Network Rail, Highways, Environment Agency and major infrastructure projects including offshore wind, desalination plants and submarine cables, providing modelling, appraisal and feasibility studies, business cases and designs from concept through to detailed designs.

A Little More About Your Role…

As part of the role, you will be responsible for providing technical support and expertise for rivers, scour and coastal civil engineering design teams; supporting on the delivery of proposals; mentoring and helping to develop Apprentices, Graduates and Early Career Professionals; contributing to the Innovation Accelerator program and Research and Development programmes; supporting our delivery of local authority FCERM programmes.

Responsibilities

• providing technical support and expertise for our rivers, scour and coastal civil engineering design teams;
• supporting on the delivery of proposals;
• mentoring and helping to develop our Apprentices, Graduates and Early Career Professionals;
• contributing to our Innovation Accelerator program and Research and Development programmes;
• supporting our delivery of local authority FCERM programmes

Qualifications

• Experience post degree in designing sustainable water management engineering designs such as scour assessments and scour repair design, river or flood defence works, coastal engineering
• Degree qualified in civil engineering
• Knowledge and understanding of flood and river scour design principles and solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Successful management of projects/programmes and teams to meet both quality and commercial targets
• Chartered Civil Engineer status

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply and we can see how your experience might align in the team.

What’s in it for you

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

What’s in it for you? Work-life balance and flexible working

• Hybrid working policy offering the flexibility to work from home two days a week, and opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have employee resource groups to promote our culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We support our people with tools to improve health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, workplace adjustments, gym membership discounts, and menopause support.

Your development

We invest in your growth through training, mentoring, and Chartership opportunities.

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified 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.