Senior / Principal Engineer – Liveable Places

Overview

As a Senior/Principal Engineer in the Liveable Places team, you will lead the delivery of sustainable transport and public realm schemes from concept through to on-site implementation. You will manage programmes, budgets and risk, while building strong client relationships and coordinating multidisciplinary teams. Your role supports WSP’s placemaking and transport objectives and contributes to a collaborative, growth-focused team culture. This is a hybrid, Newcastle-based opportunity within a global engineering firm that values innovation and inclusion.

Pay / Benefits

• Work-life balance
• hybrid working
• Thrive wellbeing programme
• Virtual GP
• gymflex scheme
• flexible working policies

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of multiple sustainable transport and public realm projects from concept to construction
• Manage programmes, budgets, risks and change control to ensure safe, efficient delivery
• Act as primary client contact, fostering proactive project leadership and relationships
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, contractors and stakeholders
• Support project delivery in line with WSP frameworks, APM best practice and health and safety requirements
• Contribute to collaborative, high-performing team culture and growth of Liveable Places

Key requirements

• Experience delivering highways, public realm or transport infrastructure from concept to construction
• Proven ability to manage project programmes, budgets and financial reporting across multiple live projects
• Experience developing and managing project risk registers and governance
• Understanding of design development and coordination of multidisciplinary teams
• Proactive, collaborative, delivery-focused approach with strong communication and organisation

• collaboration
• strong communication
• organisational skills
• highways and transport infrastructure
• public realm and active travel schemes
• traffic engineering and road safety

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