Civil Maritime Discipline Lead
WSP in the UK & Ireland
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Descripción de la vacante
WSP is seeking a Maritime Civil Discipline Lead to join our Ports & Maritime team at Associate Director level. You will shape the future of maritime civil engineering across the UK, Ireland and internationally, leading a multidisciplinary team and guiding major projects from concept to delivery.
You will mentor engineers, drive quality and governance, and contribute to business development while delivering sustainable, low-carbon solutions.
Formación
- Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent professional standing.
- Significant experience in maritime civil engineering, ports, terminals, marine infrastructure or major civil engineering projects.
- Strong understanding of port and terminal infrastructure, including pavements, utilities, drainage, earthworks and associated civil works.
- Proven experience leading technical teams and coordinating multidisciplinary project delivery.
- Demonstrable experience supporting major bids, client engagement and business development activities.
- Strong understanding of quality management, design assurance and technical governance.
- Experience developing engineers through mentoring, coaching and knowledge sharing.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- A collaborative leadership style combined with strong technical credibility and commercial awareness.
Responsabilidades
- Lead and grow WSP's maritime civil engineering capability.
- Provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of ports, terminals and maritime infrastructure projects.
- Support the delivery of concept design, FEED, detailed design, due diligence, owner’s engineer and construction support assignments.
- Develop, mentor and inspire engineers at all career stages, helping build a high-performing team.
- Guide technical quality and promote best practice across civil engineering activities.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions for our clients.
- Engage with clients to understand their challenges and help shape successful project outcomes.
- Contribute to business development, proposals and strategic pursuits across the ports and maritime sector.
- Promote innovation, digital delivery, sustainability and low-carbon design solutions.
- Support safe, efficient and commercially successful project delivery.
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Descripción del empleo
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.
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 is seeking an experienced Maritime Civil Discipline Lead to join our Ports & Maritime team at Associate Director level.
This is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the future of maritime civil engineering within one of the world's leading professional services firms.
You will lead the growth and development of our maritime civil engineering capability, supporting complex and strategically important port, terminal and maritime infrastructure projects across the UK, Ireland and internationally.
Working alongside a multidisciplinary team of planners, engineers, project managers and technical specialists, you will provide technical leadership, support project delivery, develop people, strengthen quality and help grow our presence within the ports and maritime sector. The role combines technical authority, people leadership, project delivery and business development. It offers the opportunity to influence major infrastructure investments while helping develop the next generation of maritime engineers.
- Lead and grow WSP's maritime civil engineering capability.
- Provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of ports, terminals and maritime infrastructure projects.
- Support the delivery of concept design, FEED, detailed design, due diligence, owner’s engineer and construction support assignments.
- Develop, mentor and inspire engineers at all career stages, helping build a high-performing team.
- Guide technical quality and promote best practice across civil engineering activities.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions for our clients.
- Engage with clients to understand their challenges and help shape successful project outcomes.
- Contribute to business development, proposals and strategic pursuits across the ports and maritime sector.
- Promote innovation, digital delivery, sustainability and low-carbon design solutions.
- Support safe, efficient and commercially successful project delivery.
As a senior member of the Ports & Maritime team, you will work alongside other discipline leads to help shape the future direction of our maritime engineering business through technical leadership, capability development, recruitment, client engagement and work winning.
- Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent professional standing.
- Significant experience in maritime civil engineering, ports, terminals, marine infrastructure or major civil engineering projects.
- Strong understanding of port and terminal infrastructure, including pavements, utilities, drainage, earthworks and associated civil works.
- Proven experience leading technical teams and coordinating multidisciplinary project delivery.
- Demonstrable experience supporting major bids, client engagement and business development activities.
- Strong understanding of quality management, design assurance and technical governance.
- Experience developing engineers through mentoring, coaching and knowledge sharing.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- A collaborative leadership style combined with strong technical credibility and commercial awareness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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