Senior Technical Director, Ports & Maritime Innovation

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Inclusivity & Belonging

Health & Wellbeing

Flex your time

Your development

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland seeks an experienced Technical Director to shape the future of ports, terminals and maritime infrastructure across the UK, Ireland, Europe and selected international markets. You will provide senior technical leadership, deliver major programmes, mentor leaders and drive capability development within WSP's Maritime business.

This high-visibility role requires broad influence, strategic vision and the ability to lead complex, multidisciplinary teams across borders to

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering and leading major maritime, terminal or infrastructure programmes.
• Chartered Engineer status with recognised technical authority and accountability for major engineering decisions.
• Demonstrable external profile within the ports and maritime sector, including client leadership and industry engagement.
• Experience contributing to business growth, including strategy development and capability building.
• Proven project director capability directing multidisciplinary projects across stages from masterplanning to completion.
• Strong understanding of delivery governance, including FIDIC or equivalent contracts, QA/QC, risk and commercial controls.
• Ability to combine technical depth with delivery judgement and senior client credibility on complex or high-value commissions.
• Experience across multiple countries, clients and delivery cultures.

Responsibilities

• Act as Project Director or senior technical sponsor for major maritime, port and terminal programmes across countries.
• Define the technical vision and delivery strategy for major infrastructure programmes.
• Provide senior multidisciplinary oversight across maritime civil, geotechnical, coastal, structural, electrical, environmental, buildings, transport and cost disciplines.
• Lead technical challenge and decision-making on constructability, phasing, resilience, automation, electrification and decarbonisation.
• Lead strategic pursuits and win strategies, developing compelling client propositions and growing repeat business.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers and future technical leaders.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of WSP Maritime's medium-term strategy.
• Lead development of governance, standards, guidance and lessons-learned programmes.
• Drive recruitment and capability development across the Maritime business.
• Represent WSP as an external industry leader at conferences and industry groups.
• Champion health, safety and wellbeing in project leadership.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Multidisciplinary leadership

Client leadership

Maritime expertise

Strategy development

Mentoring

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland seeks an experienced Technical Director to shape the future of ports, terminals and maritime infrastructure across the UK, Ireland, Europe and selected international markets. You will provide senior technical leadership, deliver major programmes, mentor leaders and drive capability development within WSP's Maritime business.

This high-visibility role requires broad influence, strategic vision and the ability to lead complex, multidisciplinary teams across borders to