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Design Manager (Roads)

Wsp In The Uk & Ireland šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Manager

Lead multidisciplinary highway design teams and coordinate communication with internal teams, clients, and external stakeholders. Manage design risks, technical queries, reviews, change control, project records, and delivery programmes while ensuring designs meet standards and are safe, buildable, and aligned with scope, budget, and schedule.

Responsibilities

  • Lead multidisciplinary highway design teams and coordinate communication with internal teams, clients, and external stakeholders. Manage design risks, technical queries, reviews, change control, project records, and delivery programmes while ensuring designs meet standards and are safe, buildable, and aligned with scope, budget, and schedule.

Requirements

  • Requires a civil engineering or relevant degree, chartered membership of a relevant professional body, and extensive experience managing multidisciplinary highway design teams, including major UK consultancy projects and D&B arrangements. Candidates should understand CDM Regulations, DMRB and MCHW, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and manage competing priorities; familiarity with NEC, TSRGD, and Manual for Streets is beneficial.

Benefits

  • Hybrid Working
  • Virtual GP Service
  • Gym Membership Discounts
  • Menopause Support
  • Flexible Working Arrangements
  • Additional Leave Purchase
  • Training and Development
  • Mentoring
  • Chartership Support

Key Skills

Civil engineering Chartered professional membership Multidisciplinary highway design Design risk management Technical query handling Design review coordination Change control processes Project delivery programming CDM Regulations knowledge DMRB standards familiarity MCHW guidelines familiarity NEC contract familiarity TSRGD knowledge Manual for Streets familiarity Stakeholder communication Client liaison Team leadership Project documentation Budget management Schedule management Construction feasibility assessment Safety standards compliance Design quality assurance Contract administration

About Wsp In The Uk & Ireland

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering, science and infrastructure solutions firms, uniting multidisciplinary expertise to shape communities and advance humanity. Operating in over 50 countries, WSP employs approximately 83,000 professionals worldwide, known as Visioneers. In the UK and Ireland, our team of more than 12,100 professionals pioneers solutions and delivers innovative projects across the transportation, infrastructure, environment, building, energy, water, and mining and metals sectors. WSP is publicly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WSP).

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