Technical Director - Liveable Places

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Technical Director to lead its Liveable Places team. This role, based in Birmingham, offers a flexible working arrangement and requires a background in civil engineering, landscape architecture, or transport planning. You will manage and deliver public realm, transport, and parking projects, while working to secure new business opportunities and collaborating with various teams. Strong leadership and project management skills are essential, alongside chartered membership in a relevant professional body.

Qualifications

• Civil engineering, landscape architecture, transport planning background or equivalent.
• Chartered membership of a relevant professional body.
• Experience delivering multi-disciplinary schemes with ability to act as Project Director.

Responsibilities

• Grow and develop the Liveable Places offering across the region.
• Act as a Project Director for transport and public realm projects.
• Work collaboratively with the team to achieve joint aims.

Skills

Project Management

Team Leadership

Transport Planning

Client Management

Business Development

Education

Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture or Transport Planning Background

Chartered Membership of Relevant Professional Body

Job description

About The Role

We are looking to appoint a Technical Director into WSP's Liveable Places team. The role can be based from any of our offices in the Midlands or Northern England with a flexible mix of home and in‑office working.

WSP’s Liveable Places team works with a wide range of local authority and private clients across the UK to help them achieve place‑making ambitions. As a Technical Director you will lead on delivering a wide range of schemes from concept to delivery – including public realm, active travel, traffic engineering, road safety, parking, traffic signals and pedestrian/traffic modelling. You will support the leadership team in growing and developing the Liveable Places offering across the region.

Responsibilities

• Grow and develop the Liveable Places offering across the region, focusing on new business while working with existing clients to secure new opportunities.
• Bring fresh thinking and opportunities into the Liveable Places team.
• Act as a Project Director for a range of transport, parking and public realm projects.
• Work collaboratively with the Liveable Places team and across the wider WSP business to achieve joint aims and objectives.

Qualifications & Experience

• A civil engineering, landscape architecture, transport planning background or equivalent.
• Chartered membership of a relevant professional body.
• Significant knowledge and experience of delivering multi‑disciplinary schemes across the project lifecycle with proven ability to act as Project Director and Project Manager.
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams.
• Proven experience of managing significant client accounts with public and local authority clients.
• A track record of winning work.