Associate / Associate Director, Bridges - Cardiff

2 weeks ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom WSP Full time

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**Your new role, what's involved?**
As an Associate / Associate Director, you will provide technical leadership to our design and assessment teams and will use your knowledge and skills to deliver the right quality to time and budget. You will use those attributes to lead design teams and to mentor and support junior team members.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

- Technical leadership of a variety of bridge/ civil engineering design and assessment projects both in the UK and overseas
- Project reviews to optimise solutions and co-ordinate multi-disciplinary inputs
- Managing resources and developing relationships with other teams
- Agreeing fees and managing the commercial position on projects
- Leading a culture of technical review and challenge
- Developing client relationships and leading tenders/ bids
- Supervision and mentoring of junior members of the team.

**YOUR TEAM**

Our Civil and Bridge Engineering team in the South West & Wales is made up of more than 120 engineers, technicians and project management professionals with a breadth of backgrounds and experience. We are based in WSP’s vibrant city centre offices, alongside other teams from our diverse business, with easy access to public transport and city centre amenities.

We work across a huge variety of projects in the rail and highways sectors for a wide client base that includes HS2, Network Rail, National Highways, Local Authorities, D&B Contractors and private sector clients.

The variety of projects and skills within our team, together with our culture of learning, development and support, will give you fantastic opportunities to broaden your experience and skills across all sectors.
**We'd love to hear from you if you have**:
It is anticipated that you will be a Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer. It is expected that this experience will include the following:

- Practical knowledge and experience of bridge design, maintenance and assessment, gained from working on both construction sites and the design office;
- Practical knowledge and experience of project management of bridge projects;
- Proven knowledge in design, maintenance and supervision of structures related projects together with a track record of innovation in design and management of structures. Ideally this should include new build, maintenance, assessment and strengthening of bridges and civil structures infrastructure;
- Proven working knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW) in relation to structural schemes;
- Experience of design in or assessment of steel, reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge structures;
- Experience of grillage, space frame and finite element analysis software packages such as LUSAS, Superstress and SAM;
- Good communication, client handling and interpersonal skills are essential, plus a willingness to adapt to new challenges and to actively participate in the development of the bridges team.

**What's in it for you?**
- **Work-life balance?**

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important - whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
- **Inclusivity & Diversity?**

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.
- **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.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.
- **Flex your time?**

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up

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