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Design Manager (Roads)

Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

Full-time Manager

Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary highway design teams, communicate with clients and stakeholders, and manage design risks, technical queries, change control, and delivery programmes. Ensure designs comply with relevant standards and legislation, are suitable for construction and operation, and meet scope, budget, quality, and schedule expectations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary highway design teams, communicate with clients and stakeholders, and manage design risks, technical queries, change control, and delivery programmes. Ensure designs comply with relevant standards and legislation, are suitable for construction and operation, and meet scope, budget, quality, and schedule expectations.

Requirements

  • Requires a degree in civil engineering or a relevant discipline, chartered membership of a relevant professional body, and significant experience leading multidisciplinary design teams on highway schemes. Candidates should have experience with design-and-build contracts, CDM regulations, UK highway standards, major UK clients, and stakeholder and contract management.

Benefits

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

Key Skills

Civil engineering Chartered professional membership Multidisciplinary highway design leadership Design‑and‑build contract experience CDM Regulations knowledge UK highway standards familiarity Stakeholder management Contract management Risk management Technical query resolution Change control processes Project programme management Design compliance assurance Budget and cost control Quality assurance Team coordination Client communication Construction suitability assessment Project documentation Leadership Problem solving

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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