Civil Nuclear Delivery Director — Strategy & Growth

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Chartership support

Professional development

Job summary

WSP is a leading engineering and professional services firm recruiting for a Civil Nuclear leader in the UK. You will shape strategy, lead multidisciplinary teams and drive major nuclear programmes across clean-up, power, defence and emerging SMR/AMR projects.

The role offers opportunity to influence at a national level with the support of a global organisation and a strong focus on delivery excellence, safety and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng MICE) or working towards Fellowship.
• Experience delivering major nuclear infrastructure projects in a consultancy.
• Strong civil, structural, seismic or geotechnical engineering expertise.
• Proven record of developing client relationships and driving business growth.
• Commercial focus with experience managing financial performance.
• Strategic thinker able to influence programme outcomes.
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects safely, on time and within budget.
• Mentoring and people leadership skills to develop others.
• Ability to build relationships with clients, regulators and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams, driving high performance, technical excellence and quality delivery.
• Lead, mentor and develop technical teams, fostering capability growth and supporting the next generation of nuclear professionals.
• Oversee the delivery of complex engineering projects, ensuring compliance with technical, regulatory and safety requirements.
• Lead and support major nuclear programmes, including SMR, AMR, GW-scale new build and operational nuclear generation projects.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and senior point of contact across key accounts.
• Drive business growth by identifying new opportunities, developing client relationships and contributing to market strategy and winning work.
• Provide commercial oversight across project portfolios, including financial performance, budgeting, forecasting and contractual management.
• Direct the delivery of complex engineering designs, assessments and safety cases, ensuring successful outcomes for clients and projects.
• Champion innovative approaches and continuous improvement, enhancing project delivery, collaboration and operational effectiveness across teams.

Skills

Leadership

CEng MICE

Nuclear infrastructure

Civil/structural/geotechnical

Client relationships

Commercial focus

Strategic thinking

Delivery safety & budgeting

Mentoring & people leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

WSP is a leading engineering and professional services firm recruiting for a Civil Nuclear leader in the UK. You will shape strategy, lead multidisciplinary teams and drive major nuclear programmes across clean-up, power, defence and emerging SMR/AMR projects.

The role offers opportunity to influence at a national level with the support of a global organisation and a strong focus on delivery excellence, safety and stakeholder engagement.