Roads Program Director

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Greater London, Basingstoke, Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland seeks a senior project leadership professional to manage highway schemes from inception to handover. You will oversee a team of 5–20 across London, Basingstoke, or Cambridge, with coordination to the Roads team in India.

Drive growth, performance, and client delivery across public and private sector projects. You will champion safety, manage budgets and headcount, and lead business development to secure sustainable opportunities in defence, ports, aviation, digital,

Qualifications

• Experience of managing a Professional Services team in a consultancy business.
• Experience of operating at management level in delivering services into the public and private sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead health, safety, and wellbeing culture by example.
• Drive budget utilisation targets and improve utilisation.
• Develop pipeline and workload for your team.
• Plan the growth of the team and recruit for key roles.
• Lead projects to ensure timely delivery and multi-disciplinary coordination.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Business development

Public sector delivery

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland seeks a senior project leadership professional to manage highway schemes from inception to handover. You will oversee a team of 5–20 across London, Basingstoke, or Cambridge, with coordination to the Roads team in India.

Drive growth, performance, and client delivery across public and private sector projects. You will champion safety, manage budgets and headcount, and lead business development to secure sustainable opportunities in defence, ports, aviation, digital,