<div style="border-width: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial;"><strong>What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?</strong></div><div style="border-width: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial;">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.</div><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and Design Manager with extensive postgraduate experience in the management and delivery of a range of highway schemes, from complex, multi-disciplinary Design & Build schemes to smaller safety improvement and maintenance schemes. The role is within our high performing team based in our Bristol Office, to work with colleagues in our South West & Wales region. If you are looking for a challenge and professional development within our talented team, then we would love to hear from you. </span></p><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm;"> </p><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;"><strong>Typical projects delivered by our team include</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Major infrastructure with utilities and third‑party interfaces</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Highway improvement and widening schemes</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Safety improvement schemes</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Junction and corridor upgrades</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Bridges and structures over/under highways or rail</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Active travel and public realm schemes</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm;"> </p><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;"><strong>Role Details: </strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Drive clear communication across internal teams and external stakeholders, chairing design team meetings and ensuring actions are completed.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Identifying and managing design risks. </span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Support co-ordination and resolution of technical queries in context of cost and programme and proactively manage change control though clear understanding of scope and design responsibility.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Ensure compliance with relevant standards and legislation, including: </span><ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">DMRB, MCHW, TSRGD, Manual for Streets</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">British Standards and Eurocodes</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">CDM Regulations 2015</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Environmental and planning conditions</span></li></ul></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Coordinate design reviews, clash detection, value engineering, and independent checks (e.g. CAT 2 / CAT 3 where required).</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Ensure designs are suitable for construction, maintenance, and operation.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Strengthen project management processes, manage RFIs, technical transmittals and change control, and proactively mitigate risks and delays.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Review design information, quotations, and technical documentation to ensure alignment with scope, budget, and client expectations.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Maintain accurate project records, update delivery programmes, and promote efficiency, innovation, and buildability across all design stages.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm;"> </p><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;"><strong>What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Degree in Civil Engineering or a relevant discipline.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Chartered Membership of a relevant professional body.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Excellent communication skills and an ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Significant experience in managing and leading </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 120%;">multi‑disciplinary </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">design teams to deliver high quality solutions on time and to budget.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Proven ability to apply the principles of the CDM Regulations to projects to achieve safety during construction, operation and maintenance. Ensuring residual risks are captured, managed and communicated throughout the project lifecycle. </span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Experience of D&B or similar contractual arrangements.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Familiarity with NEC form of contract.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Thorough understanding of the DMRB, MCHW, familiarity with TSRGD and Manual for Streets would also be beneficial.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Experience with major UK clients in a design consultancy environment.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Ability to develop and manage customer and stakeholder relationships, through effective listening and influencing skills.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Naturally curious, solution focussed and responsive to client problems.</span></li></ul><div class="SCXW251782991 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; user-select: text; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW251782991 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW251782991 BCX0" paraid="1841670949" paraeid="{af49a29d-bc52-42f1-9f6c-98f37f7bb6aa}{12}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 8px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p></div></div><p style="margin-left: 0cm;"><strong>Don’t quite meet all the criteria? 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Candidates must hold a degree in Civil Engineering and possess Chartered Membership of a relevant professional body. Significant experience in managing multi-disciplinary design teams and a thorough understanding of UK highway standards and contractual arrangements are essential.