Client and Work Winning Lead – Civil Infrastructure

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Client and Work Winning Lead for Civil Infrastructure in the UK to shape growth and secure major opportunities. You will report to the Head of Discipline for Civil Infrastructure and drive client engagement, pipeline development and winning proposals across our Civil Business Unit.

You will lead capture planning, align with regional teams, and guide bid quality and commercial strategy to win key opportunities with clients and partners.

Qualifications

• Strong civil engineering, transport or infrastructure experience.
• Established networks across clients, contractors and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead strategic leadership and hands-on delivery.
• Track record in securing new work via capture planning and bids.
• Experience using market intelligence to improve win probability.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to grow client engagement and work winning.
• Manage and strengthen the pipeline for sustainable workload.
• Lead capture planning and deliver winning proposals.
• Embed best practice with regional growth leads.
• Collaborate to shape client messaging and commercial strategy.
• Develop and recruit work-winning resources.

Job description

Job Description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

A Little More About Your Role…

The Civil Business Unit has a diverse portfolio of work, across multiple sectors, clients and geographies. It comprises two business streams, responsible for all Civil focused activities in the following Sectors:

• Civil Transport – Road and Rail Sectors.
• Civil Infrastructure – Aviation, Maritime, Energy (including Nuclear), Defence and Water, which also includes pavement engineering and asset management services.

The Client and Work Winning Lead for Civil Infrastructure will report directly to the Head of Discipline for Civil Infrastructure and will fulfil a key leadership role with particular focus on client engagement, pipeline and work winning across the Civil Business Unit. They will work in close collaboration with other members of the Civil Strategic and Operational Leadership Teams.

The Client and Work Winning Lead will embed a strong culture of growth, client engagement, business development and bidding to win in accordance with the UK and Business Unit Strategic Plan.

This is a highly visible role for someone who wants to shape the future growth of Civil, influence major client relationships and play a direct role in securing the opportunities that matter most to our business. It requires someone who can set direction, create confidence, roll their sleeves up when the opportunity demands it and has a strong domain knowledge and experience of at least one of the Civil Infrastructure sectors and / or services.

The role will be accountable for improving pipeline confidence, win probability, capture discipline, bid quality, strategic opportunity conversion and client plan ownership.

What’s Involved in Your New Role?

• Providing leadership that promotes growth and ownership for client engagement and work winning in Civil Infrastructure.
• Managing and strengthening our pipeline of opportunities to provide confidence in sustainable workload, long‑term business performance and business planning.
• Leading capture planning and delivering winning proposals for our strategic opportunities including personally leading priority pursuits from early positioning through to submission.
• Embedding best practice and lessons learned with our regional Civil growth leads to develop pipeline visibility and work winning excellence across our regional portfolio of clients.
• Working directly with teams to shape win themes, client messaging and commercial strategy.
• Driving the development and active use of strategic client plans for priority clients and sectors.
• Supporting disciplined bid/no‑bid decision‑making to focus effort on opportunities where Civil has a credible route to win.
• Leading collaboration & cross‑selling within our Strategic Business Units & wider WSP developing new offerings for our clients.
• Developing relationships and forming teams with contractors and other consulting partners for major opportunities.
• Supporting the development and recruitment of our work‑winning resources to meet future discipline, project and client need.
• Ensuring robust standards for our governance processes are maintained for our bids and opportunities.
• Undertake role of Bid Director for strategic opportunities, responsible for quality, commercial, contractual and all aspects of developing a winning proposal.
• Work collaboratively with your counterpart Client and Work Winning Lead for Civil Transportation, supporting growth across the full portfolio of opportunities within the whole Civil Business Unit.

Your Team

• You will be part of our Civil Business Unit which sits within WSP’s Transport and Infrastructure portfolio with, Roads, Rail, Water and Intelligent Infrastructure Business Units.
• With over 800 people, our Civil Business Unit provides engineering, advisory and asset management services across multiple sectors with a client base including all National and Local Government agencies, Local Authorities, Asset Owners, Contractors and international Authorities.
• You will report directly to the Head of Discipline for Civil Infrastructure enabling delivery of our current and future strategy.
• You will work closely with our regional leadership structure to embed a culture of client engagement, pipeline strength and bidding to win across our teams with direct involvement in strategic opportunities.
• You will lead and inspire those within Civil who want to develop their career in clients, work winning, sales and growth.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

• Strong Civil engineering, transport and / or infrastructure experience, with a strong domain knowledge and experience in at least one of the Civil Infrastructure sectors and / or services.
• Established networks across clients, contractors and stakeholders.
• The ability to move comfortably between strategic leadership and hands‑on delivery, bringing pace, judgement and resilience to complex client and work‑winning situations.
• A strong track record in securing new work through capture planning, client insight, market positioning, competitor understanding and proactive bidding.
• Experience of using client insight, market intelligence and competitor understanding to shape positioning and improve win probability.
• Strong commercial awareness and a robust understanding of public and private sector procurement.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and constructively challenge senior colleagues, build rapport and present compelling proposals to clients, partners and internal teams.
• Experience leading initiatives that strengthen client‑centric delivery, pipeline ownership, market profile, continuous improvement and business success.
• A passion for leadership, with proven capability to support, motivate and develop people.
• Membership of an engineering professional body is preferred but not essential

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?

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.

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.