Regional Water Sector Account Lead & Growth Champion

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health & wellbeing programs

Gymflex scheme

Career development & Chartership

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a relationship-led professional to own key client accounts within a defined UK region, combining client leadership with growth and delivery. You will build trusted relationships, identify opportunities and support framework managers while remaining connected to delivery through billable work.

The role blends regional account ownership with delivery credibility, requiring collaboration across regional and national teams and willingness to travel within the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience building trusted client relationships and leading account activity within a B2B or framework environment.
• Business development experience covering opportunity identification, early positioning, capture planning and bid leadership.
• Experience in water, utilities, regulated infrastructure or related infrastructure markets.
• Commercial awareness including pipeline management, bid decisions, delivery risk and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Act as Account Lead or Client Director for one or more strategic water-sector accounts.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and regional decision-makers.
• Develop understanding of client priorities, investment drivers, procurement routes and opportunities.
• Maintain account plans, pipelines and action plans for priority clients and provide regional oversight.
• Lead pre-positioning, client engagement, capture planning and bid activity for priority opportunities.
• Help bid teams develop client-focused proposals reflecting WSP capabilities and local market needs.

Skills

Relationship-building

Account leadership

Business development

Bid leadership

Commercial awareness

Pipeline management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft 365

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a relationship-led professional to own key client accounts within a defined UK region, combining client leadership with growth and delivery. You will build trusted relationships, identify opportunities and support framework managers while remaining connected to delivery through billable work.

The role blends regional account ownership with delivery credibility, requiring collaboration across regional and national teams and willingness to travel within the UK.