Senior / Principal Engineer - Liveable Places

Job Description

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.

About Your Role

We are looking for a Senior or Principal Engineer to join our growing Liveable Places team in Newcastle, with hybrid working available. WSP's Liveable Places team works with a wide range of local authority & private clients from across the UK to help them achieve their place making ambitions. As a Principal Engineer within the team, you will take the lead on delivering a wide range of schemes from concept to delivery - including public realm, active travel, traffic engineering, road safety, parking, traffic signals and pedestrian / traffic modelling.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of multiple sustainable transport and public realm projects from early concept and business case development through to detailed design and on-site implementation.
• Manage project programmes, budgets, risks, reporting and change control to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, building strong relationships and providing confident, proactive project leadership.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, contractors and other stakeholders to maintain alignment across project scope, programme and delivery requirements.
• Support the successful delivery of projects in line with WSP project management frameworks, APM best practice and relevant health and safety requirements.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high‑performing team culture and support the continued growth of the Liveable Places team.

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering highways, public realm or transport infrastructure projects from concept through to construction.
• Experience delivering public realm, active travel or transport schemes in complex urban environments.
• Proven ability to manage project programmes, budgets, cost control and financial reporting across multiple live projects.
• Experience developing and managing project risk registers, mitigation measures and delivery governance.
• Good understanding of design development and the coordination of multidisciplinary teams through different project stages.
• A proactive, collaborative and delivery-focused approach, with strong communication and organisational skills.

About the Liveable Places Team

The Liveable Places team are based in offices across the country with over 200 staff, currently making up the team and with further growth planned. We enjoy our work and are exceptionally enthusiastic people who are great at what we do. This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop in your career through exposure to a wide variety of experiences.

Benefits

Work‑life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work‑life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part‑time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That's why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.