Technical Director - Liveable Places

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Technical Director for the Liveable Places team, based in Manchester. You will lead the delivery of various transport, public realm, and parking projects. The ideal candidate has a civil engineering or equivalent background, chartered membership of a relevant professional body, and strong project management experience. This role offers flexibility with a mix of home and in-office working, collaborating with clients across the UK to achieve innovative place-making ambitions.

Qualifications

• Civil engineering, landscape architecture, or transport planning background.
• Significant experience in delivering multi-disciplinary schemes.
• Ability to lead teams and manage client accounts.

Responsibilities

• Grow and develop the Liveable Places offering across the region.
• Act as Project Director for transport, parking, and public realm projects.
• Collaborate with the Liveable Places team and the wider WSP business.

Skills

Civil engineering background

Project management

Client account management

Education

Chartered membership of a 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.