Associate Civil Engineer (Urban Drainage/Wastewater Modelling)
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Overview
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
A Little More About Your Role…
As an experienced engineer in your own right, you will want to take a step up and lead an already high-performing team of engineers and hydraulic modellers. You will define, manage, and deliver solutions to a wide range of complex urban drainage problems, providing advice and guidance across the business as well as applying your own technical skills to projects of local and national importance.
Responsibilities
* Lead an Associate to provide leadership on a range of urban drainage projects; know the standards and how to apply them – but also recognise when a different solution is required.
* Provide support to the team lead in managing project delivery, including supervision of tasks and review of deliverables
* Develop the urban drainage modelling capability in the team, ensuring we are at the forefront of latest developments in the discipline, and provide training and development support to more junior members of the team
* Provide technical input on urban drainage projects and support our wastewater team in delivering current and future projects and help influence our future approaches to efficient delivery
* Apply your technical skills to continued advancement in technical quality and service efficiency
* Exercise independent engineering judgement and provide innovative solutions; be a proactive and collaborative team member
* Lead people: take responsibility for growing and developing a high-performing team, providing line management and mentorship
* Develop and maintain excellent client relationships at all levels, coordinating and facilitating project meetings internally and with clients
* Develop and submit successful proposals to bring work into the team, through existing frameworks and new client relationships
* Promote the WSP brand through appropriate industry forums and conferences
* Contribute to the learning of the wider team through knowledge sharing exercises
Your Team
As an Associate within the WSP Urban Drainage team you support the leadership team in shaping its ongoing development. The team comprises engineers and hydraulic modellers with a wide range of industry experience, serving projects across the full spectrum of WSP’s client base.
* You will work as part of a dynamic and award-winning water team within a wider team of over 750 professionals network across the UK, supported by our Global Water Team, with the opportunity to shape the direction of a high-performing, growing team
* We are currently working across an expanding portfolio of work with Regulated Water Clients including Northern Ireland Water, Irish Water, Severn Trent, Scottish Water Horizons, Welsh Water and Southern Water
* As an Associate, there is the opportunity to progress to Associate Director and beyond, combining technical and industry knowledge with behaviours that encourage and develop others
What We Would Like You To Demonstrate
* A relevant degree and chartered status, or significant progress towards ICE, IEI, IoW or CIWEM
* Clear and successful experience of wastewater hydraulic modelling (InfoWorks ICM) and ability to check the technical outputs of others prior to issue
* A good working knowledge of Water Industry Specifications, Code of Practice for the Hydraulic Modelling of Urban Drainage Systems and relevant British Standards
Dont quite meet all the criteria? Apply and we can see how your experience could align to other roles 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.
What’s in It For You – Benefits
* Work-life balance with a hybrid working policy: work from home two days a week and collaborate in our offices across the UK
* Inclusivity and Belonging: diverse backgrounds, authentic selves, employee resource groups
* Health & Wellbeing: Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, Gymflex discounts, menopause support
* Flex your time: WSP My Hour for personal activities, part-time and flexible working options, additional leave purchase, usable bank holidays
* Your development: training, mentoring, and Chartership opportunities
* #WeAreWSP commitment to equal opportunity and disability confidence
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
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* Engineering and Information Technology
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