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    Technical Director/Associate Director - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - WSP in the UK

    WSP in the UK
    WSP in the UK Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    3 days ago

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    This is a post which is of strategic significance for our business and represents a challenging and exciting opportunity to identify, win and deliver multi-disciplinary inputs to a range of energy projects for a wide client base.

    Our current project portfolio includes some of the UK's most important and transformational infrastructure projects at the heart of helping the UK to meet its commitments to Net Zero.

    We need people with creative spirit, a dedicated approach and a solid grounding in environmental design, assessment and management at any stage of the development project lifecycle.

    As one of the largest environmental consultancies in the UK, WSP gets involved in some of the most challenging and high-profile projects.

    Our Environmental Management and Assessment Team oversees and manages the environmental inputs to these schemes, with involvement through their lifecycle.

    In today's world it's important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

    As an Associate / Technical Director you will work with a range of technical environmental specialists and design teams across multiple sectors to direct and lead environmental teams and inputs to project designs and assessments.

    You will be instrumental in improving the environmental performance for a diverse range of projects across multiple sectors.
    The role would suit an enthusiastic individual looking to influence, lead and deliver environmental elements of engineering projects.

    You will have responsibility for directing and leading projects including tasks relating to recruitment, bidding, project team management, project delivery, and financial management.

    Play a key role in the expansion and diversification of our offer in the water sector, working alongside sector leads and client account managers to provide thought leadership and win new business
    Providing environmental advice and support to clients, project managers and colleagues
    Leading large, multiple, and complex projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety

    Building relationships with clients and identifying opportunities to provide support in areas such as resourcing, programming, strategy development and project delivery.

    Undertaking activities to secure new work, including developing proposals for complex opportunities, delivering strategic level bids and framework opportunities, and undertaking business development opportunities.

    Leading on and contributing to the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business whether through Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA etc.

    Driving performance improvement and career advancement opportunities across team.

    Promoting and building team culture and being identified as a 'go to' person within the wider team, supporting others in problem solving and achieving team and business goals.

    Undertaking actions that contribute towards the success of the WSP business strategy, whilst being self-motivated towards goals relevant to the role, team, and your projects.

    Relevant environmental / planning degree or equivalent experience
    Demonstrable experience in EIA delivery for major water schemes
    Proven line management experience

    In today's world it's important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

    Work-life balance?

    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 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.

    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.

    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 the time earlier or later that day.

    We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

    We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that's why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that's chartership, training or mentoring.

    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.

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