Senior Civil Airfield Engineer - Aviation in London

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A Little More About Your Role

Drawing upon extensive and long‑standing experience, WSP’s aviation experts plan, design and manage the construction of the airports of tomorrow, with a focus on resilience, sustainability and smart technologies. We are currently looking for a Senior Airfield Civil Engineer to help deliver some of our exciting UK and international engineering projects. The role will require good knowledge and understanding of multidisciplinary project delivery to join our team of technical experts in the UK. There will be opportunities for international travel to work with overseas clients and WSP aviation teams worldwide, as well as the opportunity to develop your own CPD and support the CPD progression of the more junior engineers within the team.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of technical reports, calculations, drawings and specifications related to the delivery of airfield engineering projects at airports in both the UK and overseas.
• Help to manage and coordinate design teams and effectively communicate with all parties.
• Identify and manage design risks, issues and Request for Information (RFIs).
• Ensure all deliverables and milestones are achieved to cost/quality/time targets.
• Act as a role model for more junior staff within the Airfield Engineering team, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
• Champion excellent health and safety practice, including safety in design, site visit safety and compliance with CDM regulations.
• Support Project Managers by undertaking project progress monitoring and contributing to the development of appropriate project controls, including change management, information management and document control.
• Respond to client directions in a professional and customer‑focused manner and develop and maintain relationships with clients, peers and others who are influential in providing future business.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree relevant to civil engineering, construction, design or related discipline.
• Chartered or Incorporated Status (MICE, MCIHT or equivalent) or equivalent demonstrable experience is preferable but not essential.
• Experience of delivering large, technically complex multidisciplinary airfield civil engineering projects.
• Experience and knowledge of international airfield design standards such as ICAO, CAA, EASA and FAA.
• Knowledge and experience of using Civil 3D and relevant other airfield engineering design software packages such as AviPlan, SkySafe and FAARFIELD is preferable but not essential.
• Knowledge and understanding of construction contracts (e.g. NEC) and processes is preferable but not essential.
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills with an aptitude for presenting technical information to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Enjoy working in a team environment, sharing ideas and collaborating with colleagues and be able to demonstrate a time when you successfully managed to solve complex problems.
• Competent in working independently on technical engineering projects, confident in making technical engineering decisions for projects which you are responsible for delivering.

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.