Job Description
We are seeking an accomplished Head of Roadways to lead and manage our Highways and Roads design teams supporting the Global Capability Centre (GCC). This is a senior leadership role requiring a strong blend of technical expertise, people leadership, and strategic mindset within Roads and Highways engineering.
The successful candidate will work closely with global leadership and GCC leads, driving technical excellence, team performance, digital adoption, and project delivery across multiple client accounts.
Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Management
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing highways design team, ensuring strong engagement, utilization, and capability growth.
- Provide technical and managerial leadership across all levels of the team, from early-career engineers to senior professionals.
- Collaborate with business line leaders in the GCC and globally to maximize project utilization and billable work.
Technical Delivery
- Lead and oversee functional, preliminary, and detailed design for highways and roadway projects.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance from early design stages through planning applications and construction documentation.
- Ensure all designs comply with applicable engineering standards, codes of practice, and specifications (including Canadian standards where applicable).
- Oversee all aspects of highway/freeway design, including:
- Alignments and geometrics
- Staging and constructability
- Utilities and drainage coordination
- Roadside safety
- Quantities, specifications, and contract documentation
Project & Commercial Management
- Manage multiple projects and client accounts concurrently, ensuring delivery to budget, programme, and quality standards.
- Act as Package Project Manager where required, including:
- Internal and external client liaison
- Preparation of fee proposals
- Financial and commercial control of projects
- Estimate design effort, manage resources effectively, and meet milestone deliverables.
- Ensure compliance with QA, Sustainability, and HSE requirements.
Digital & Innovation
- Champion a digital-first mindset, promoting automation and innovation within highways design.
- Drive effective use of design and delivery tools such as:
- Bentley tools (OpenRoads, MicroStation, MX Road)
- Civil 3D and CAD platforms
- Collaboration & Business Development
- Work closely with GCC and global teams to promote and market highways capabilities and services.
- Support growth of the business through technical excellence, thought leadership, and strong client relationships.
Mandatory Skills & Experience
- 15+ years of postgraduate (or equivalent) experience in Highway/Roadway Engineering, including managing and leading design teams.
- Strong background in highways engineering project delivery within consultancy and/or government agency environments.
- Proven leadership capability with a track record of building and managing diverse, multi-level engineering teams.
- High level of project management competence within roads and highways projects.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop technical teams.
- Strong proficiency in:
- Civil 3D, MicroStation, CAD
- Microsoft Office
- Experience in:
- Technical reports and documentation
- Presentations and client-facing materials
- Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a dynamic environment.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Chartered or professional membership such as CEng, CIHT, or equivalent (advantageous).
- Experience delivering solutions compliant with international and local design standards.
- Strong understanding of:
- Planning and design processes
- Technical approvals and consents
- Contract procedures and financial controls
- Commercial awareness across bidding, planning, and project delivery for both large and small-scale projects.
Why Join Us
- This role offers a unique leadership opportunity to shape and grow a critical highways capability within our GCC, work on complex international projects, and influence the future of digital-enabled highways design.
BGV:
- Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (BGV) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
- Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.
About Us
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
With approximately
4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than
73,000 globally, in 550
offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
At WSP we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones:
Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.
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We are
- Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
- A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.
- A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.
Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.
Working with Us
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.
Our Hybrid Working Module
With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.
- Maximize collaboration.
- Maintain product quality and cultural integrity.
- Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our Making Health and Safety Personal initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.
Inclusivity and Diversity
WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength - Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.
With us, you can.
Apply today.
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