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You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.\nA little more about your role…\nWSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Digital Engineer to join the Roads team based in our London, Cambridge, Basingstoke, Guildford or Southampton offices, and we are open to applications from engineers at varying stages of their career, with the role shaped around capability and experience.\nYou’ll be working alongside a host of talented people ranging from our early career professionals to established engineers and project managers working across the Roads business and a wide range of other disciplines to improve the local and strategic road networks and develop a broad range of infrastructure projects.\nYour role will be at the heart of our high performing and supportive team, using your skills and expertise to help us maintain and improve the quality of our engineering outputs. You can expect your role to involve delivering -\nHighway design solutions such as access and haul roads to help deliver National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade portfolio\n\nA wide variety of highway improvements of varying scales for National Highways on their Scheme Delivery Framework\n\nRoad design and improvements for various local highway authorities in the surrounding area.\n\nOpportunity to develop experience in specific areas such as utilities, carbon, digital and drainage through work on large, multi-disciplinary projects.\n\nVarious large multi-disciplinary projects coming online\n\nKey Duties:\nWork within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver innovative highway and infrastructure solutions.\n\nDeliver engineering outputs for projects or work packages of varying scale, complexity, value, and project stage, often across multiple concurrent projects.\n\nApply digital automation, data-driven design, and computational tools (e.g. AI-assisted data analysis workflows/design checking/automation, Python, C++, Dynamo or similar) to improve engineering delivery.\n\nDeliver measurable improvements in design efficiency, coordination, quality, and carbon performance through digital tools and automation.\n\nReduce repetitive manual effort and improve data reliability through scripting, data pipelines, and model-driven workflows.\n\nWork closely with Project and Technical Delivery teams, including supporting carbon measurement using WSP’s Future Ready programme.\n\nDevelop and maintain reusable digital tools, scripts, templates, and documentation to support consistent and efficient project delivery.\n\nUse platforms such as Microsoft Azure and the Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate), alongside Python, to create integrated, data-driven workflows.\n\nSupport digital delivery within BIM and CDE environments (e.g. ProjectWise, Autodesk Forma/ACC), aligned with ISO 19650 principles and CAD QA/QC processes.\n\nContribute to compliance with Health & Safety, environmental legislation, and in-house quality assurance processes.\n\nParticipate in knowledge sharing, mentoring, and continuous improvement initiatives, contributing to the development of digital engineering standards and best practice.\n\nSupport the integration of emerging digital technologies (e.g. GIS, digital twins, IoT where appropriate) into infrastructure project delivery.\n\nWhat we will be looking for you to demonstrate…\nAn understanding of highway engineering principles would be preferred.\n\nSome knowledge of relevant design standards and codes of best practice such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, and Local Authority design guidance would be preferred.\n\nExperience of data handling with MS Excel and/or other data-based systems\n\nGood communication skills engaging with clients, developers, consultants, elected representatives and the public.\n\nGood organisational skills and an attention to detail.\n\nDon’t quite meet all the criteria? 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