Mining Technical Director - UK Delivery Leader

WSP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

WSP My Hour

Flexible working arrangements

Additional leave purchase option

Bank holiday entitlement flexibility

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

WSP seeks an experienced engineering leader to drive delivery across feasibility, FEED and execution for large-scale industrial and mining projects. You will oversee end-to-end engineering performance, safety-in-design, and governance, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams across sites and regions.

Proficiency in geotechnical design, BIM/digital engineering and risk management is essential. You will manage scope, EWPs, resources and design change controls, ensuring alignment with cost and

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering large-scale industrial / mining / process projects across feasibility, FEED and execution.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams in EPCM, integrated owner or contractor environments.
• Strong background in engineering management, design coordination and project set-up.
• Experience in safety-in-design, technical assurance and governance frameworks.
• Familiar with digital engineering and BIM environments (E3D, Navisworks, integrated data platforms).
• Strong commercial awareness – understands impact of engineering decisions on cost and delivery.
• Able to operate at both strategic level (set-up, governance) and detail (issue resolution, technical decisions).
• Extensive experience in geotechnical design for underground tunnels and shafts in soft ground and/or hard rock.
• Strong understanding of ground behaviour, soil and rock mechanics, and geotechnical risk management.
• Familiarity with tunnelling methods (e.g., TBM, NATM, SCL) and shaft sinking techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering delivery across feasibility, FEED and execution phases, ensuring safe, compliant and efficient design.
• Accountable for end-to-end engineering performance (scope, cost, schedule, quality).
• Set up and manage engineering for projects from early-stage through execution.
• Define engineering scope, deliverables, EWPs and resource plans.
• Lead safety-in-design and inherently safer design (ISD) principles.
• Run HAZIDs / design risk reviews and ensure close-out of residual risks.
• Establish and apply engineering management plans, basis of design and design criteria.
• Implement design assurance, review and quality processes.
• Manage peer reviews, stage gates and technical decision workflows.
• Lead design change control aligned with client, regulatory and project requirements.
• Track and drive engineering performance using deliverable tracking, earned value and issue management.
• Intervene early on slippage and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain alignment between engineering outputs and project schedule.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across locations (discipline leads, SMEs, consultants, workshare centres).
• Drive accountability, performance and delivery culture.
• Coach and develop capability within the team, supporting succession and growth.
• Deploy and manage digital engineering environments (e.g. Aveva E3D, Navisworks, ISO 19650 aligned systems).
• Lead model federation and 3D/4D design reviews.
• Use digital tools to support constructability, design integration and lifecycle traceability.
• Plan and lead multidisciplinary design reviews (concept, 30/60/90%, model reviews).
• Ensure designs meet requirements for safety, compliance, constructability, operability and maintainability.
• Manage key interfaces across engineering, procurement and construction.
• Coordinate with field teams and contractors to ensure buildable, aligned solutions.
• Lead technical decision-making and value improvement initiatives.
• Capture and embed lessons learned across projects.

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Geotechnical Engineering degree

Engineering Geology degree

Tools

Aveva E3D

Navisworks

PLAXIS

FLAC

GeoStudio

Job description

WSP seeks an experienced engineering leader to drive delivery across feasibility, FEED and execution for large-scale industrial and mining projects. You will oversee end-to-end engineering performance, safety-in-design, and governance, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams across sites and regions.

Proficiency in geotechnical design, BIM/digital engineering and risk management is essential. You will manage scope, EWPs, resources and design change controls, ensuring alignment with cost and