Associate Director, Civil Engineering, Development Infrastructure, Manchester

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The Development Infrastructure department specialises in providing high level advice and design to public and private sector clients on planning and design issues relating to Highways, Drainage, Flood Protection, Earthworks and Service Co-ordination on Public Sector works, Residential Developments, Business Parks, Retail, Industrial and Commercial Developments.

We are seeking to recruit at Associate Director level to join the team in Manchester.

Your new role, what’s involved?

• Day to day project management and project leadership, carry out concept studies and strategies with hands on design, leading to planning applications or construction drawings. You can expect to be active on a number of projects/client accounts at any given time. You will be supported by a team of experienced technical staff of various grades.
• Client liaison, assisting in the preparation of fee proposals, business development and work winning duties, and financial control of projects when acting as a project manager.
• Responsibility for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme and technical standards and meet QA, CDM and HSE requirements.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Substantial post graduate (or equivalent) experience and either have been awarded Chartered status (CEng, MICE, MIHT or CIWEM) or have equivalent commercial experience and responsibility. You should be able to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of and experience in drainage or highway design as well as a wide knowledge of the Development Industry.
• The ability to produce masterplans, technical reports, site appraisals and write the relevant sections of environmental statements. You will have a good knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Sewers for Scotland, DMRB and Local Authority Design Guides, be well versed in the preparation of drawings for Contract Documents and Roads Construction Consent Agreements and, ideally, be able to carry out stage 1 & 2 FRAs.
• Good written and spoken communication skills and be aware of current and emerging technical and planning guidance on climate change and sustainability. You will be able to direct and check the use of relevant software, ideally including WINDES and PDS.
• Good knowledge of the legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SUDS, flood protection, highways and utilities in new developments and regeneration projects and how if, applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal. You will also have a robust knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.
• A consultancy background with a bias towards private sector work, but with an understanding of public sector requirements.

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. At work we celebrate integrity and treat people with respect. We support each other and embrace diversity to create a place where people come together and do great things.

Our VIBE (LGBT + employee), Women in Leadership, CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity), WSP Connect (visible and non-visible disabilities) and our Gender Balance Group help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential. Belonging@WSP.

• 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 working where required, and new for 2022, is the ability 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!

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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.

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