Technical Director - Liveable Places

WSP; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Technical Director for their Liveable Places team based in the United Kingdom. This role focuses on driving transport projects and managing client relationships. Candidates should have a background in civil engineering or transport planning, with proven leadership skills and a track record of successful project delivery. Opportunities for flexible working are offered, contributing to a collaborative team environment committed to positive impact within communities.

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge and experience of delivering multi-disciplinary schemes.
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams.
• A track record of winning work.

Responsibilities

• Act as Project Director for Transport, Parking, and Public Realm projects.
• Grow and develop the Liveable Places offering across the region.
• Collaborate with the Liveable Places team to achieve joint aims.

Skills

Civil engineering

Transport planning

Project management

Team leadership

Client account management

Multi-disciplinary scheme delivery

Education

Chartered membership of a relevant professional body

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

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 - including our Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or Newcastle offices - with flexible working allowing for a mix of home and in-office working.

WSP's Liveable Places teamwork with a wide range of local authority & private clients from across the UK to help them achieve their place making ambitions. As a Technical Director within the team you will take the 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 our Liveable Places offering across the region.

This is a varied role with responsibilities including:

• Growing and developing our Liveable Places offering across the region, with a focus on new business whilst also working with existing clients to secure new opportunities.
• Bringing fresh thinking and opportunities into our 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 with colleagues across the wider WSP business to achieve our joint aims and objectives.

Your team...

The Liveable Places team are based in offices across the country with over 200 staff, currently making up the team and with further growth planned. We enjoy our work and are exceptionally enthusiastic people who are great at what we do. This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop in your career through exposure to a wide variety of experiences.

We have a strong track record working closely with our clients and this role provides a great opportunity to have a pivotal role within Liveable Places and help support and steer its growth going forward.

We’d love to hear from if you have:

• 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 the 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

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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