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Design Manager (Roads)

Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇬🇧 Southampton, England, 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 CDM Regulations, design-and-build or similar contracts, NEC contracts, UK highway standards, and client and stakeholder relationship management.

Benefits

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

Key Skills

Civil Engineering Chartered professional membership Multidisciplinary highway design leadership CDM Regulations expertise Design‑and‑Build contract knowledge NEC contract familiarity UK highway standards knowledge Stakeholder relationship management Risk assessment Technical query handling Change control procedures Project programme management Budget control Quality assurance Construction feasibility analysis Team leadership Client communication Design compliance Project documentation Safety standards adherence 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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