WSP in the UK & Ireland
Strategic Growth Director - Water (Planning)
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Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
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.
WSP Planning & Consents is one of the UK's leading planning, environmental, and development-focused businesses, supporting the delivery of major infrastructure, development, energy, transport, regeneration, and government projects across the UK and internationally.
The team is over 1,400 strong and brings together expertise in land assembly, town planning, environmental assessment, transport planning, engineering, and stakeholder engagement to help clients secure major development program consents and deliver projects onto site.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for driving the revenue growth in the Water sector for the Planning and Consents Business Unit, working with key clients, WSP’s Strategic Growth Directors, and Heads of Disciplines to identify and convert strategically important opportunities into sustainable and repeatable revenue. This will be achieved by:
- Driving sustainable revenue growth and increased market share in line with the infrastructure sector targets set out with the WSP Growth Strategy
- Providing strategic market and infrastructure sector insights that will be used to influence critical decisions on work winning, business unit investments, and strategy
You will be client-focused with experience of leading and delivering projects.
A Little More About Your Role…
Strategic Alignment
- Provide visible and credible senior leadership across the Sector.
- Use knowledge of market/sector trends, competitors, and client needs to establish Strategic growth priorities with a two-year look ahead.
- Overseeing behaviors and processes to build a climate of continual improvement and excellent customer management.
Work Winning and Sustainable Revenue Growth
- Working with key personnel across the Planning & Development, Land, and Infrastructure Planning & Environmental Assessment teams to hone existing and/or develop new service offerings to meet current and future market demand.
- Driving key account growth across the Business Unit by maximizing cross-selling.
- Taking or guiding decisions around which strategic opportunities to pursue in line with the Growth Plan.
- Shaping value propositions for key/must-win bids under and go-to-market messaging.
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Strategy Alignment
- Act as a Key Account Exec Sponsor or Manager for important regional accounts. Act as a senior point of contact for clients, building long-term trusted relationships.
- Work across key accounts to facilitate C-suite relationships with key clients.
- Support and lead client engagement across the sector, including early-stage discussions, strategic advisory roles, framework relationships, and project delivery, and act as the facilitator for the wider WSP team.
- Champion local delivery, local capability, and community engagement, ensuring projects are supported by appropriately located teams and partners where possible.
- Represent the business in relevant industry forums, working groups, and events, positioning the organization as a committed, long-term partner in this sector.
- Provide senior project leadership and direction across the portfolio. Expected project utilization approximately 40%.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential for this post, which will also include exposure to both internal and external clients.
What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…
- Degree level qualification
- Chartered status
- Experience of leading Water projects, working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Knowledge of WSP’s history and key business lines including an understanding of the competitive environment and regional players, along with an understanding of government policy.
Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
About Us
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests, and your community.
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Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.
Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time
To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.
#WeAreWSP
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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