Technical Director (Roads)

WSP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Thrive programme

Gymflex

Menopause support

WSP My Hour

Job summary

WSP is seeking experienced professionals to join the Roads team in the London & South East Region. You will lead projects, manage teams, and collaborate across Roads, Transport and Infrastructure to win work, grow talent, and deliver complex portfolios.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, client engagement, and the ability to shape the region with a focus on safety, quality and inclusion. Hybrid working with flexible arrangements is offered.

Qualifications

• Broad highways experience across civil engineering and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Ability to motivate others, lead change, and foster an innovative, supportive culture.
• Commercial and strategic capability, with a track record of winning and delivering new business.
• Proactively manage change, clearly communicating impacts on programme, cost, and quality.
• Be influential and persuasive, while encouraging open dialogue and feedback.
• Proven ability to lead one or more design disciplines across relevant transport and development projects.
• Excellent client, stakeholder, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience complying with Designers’ Duties under CDM regulations.

Responsibilities

• Leadership – model, mentor teams, promote health, safety and inclusion.
• Management – line management, team leadership, recruitment, resource planning.
• Collaboration – promote One WSP ethos and deliver services effectively.
• Client management – engage and manage client relationships and expectations.
• Delivery – act as Project Director, deliver projects to financial targets.
• Growth – lead capture and bidding programmes for large infrastructure opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership across London & South East and offshore teams.
• Build relationships and provide technical leadership across locations.
• Shape region through technical quality and excellence.
• Support diverse portfolio to build skills and resilience.
• Work with clients to deliver trusted, proactive advisory and solutions.

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.

The Roads team in the London & South East Region is undergoing an exciting period of scale and growth. We have a strong pipeline of work, a new operating structure and healthy backlog. We are looking for experienced individuals to join our team with a variety of experience to help win more work, recruit talented individuals, develop local teams and deliver a portfolio of complex projects.

A little more about your role…

• Leadership – be a visible role model, working with teams, engaging with staff, supporting development, health, safety and wellbeing performance, promoting inclusion and diversity and developing strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Management - Your role will cover line management, team leadership, mentoring and recruitment. You will take responsibility for the utilisation of your team, working closely with the Regional Director to ensure a strong performance.
• Collaboration – promoting a One WSP ethos to facilitate the delivery of services, working with teams to identify solutions to overcome challenges and the appropriate resources to enhance service delivery.
• Client management – engaging with and building strong relationships with our clients and external stakeholders.
• Delivery – act as Project Director, taking accountability for the performance of projects in a commercial environment. Meet and exceed financial targets for projects.
• Growth – lead capture and bidding programmes for large and complex infrastructure opportunities. Develop a strong pipeline of new work.
• Provide technical leadership on projects across the London & South East and offshore teams, supporting a growing UK&I portfolio.
• Build strong relationships and provide technical leadership across all locations.
• Help shape the London & South East region through technical quality, excellence, and team development.
• Promote a collaborative culture where people share ideas, challenge safely, and improve together by driving the direction of the region with a focus on technical quality and excellence.
• Support a diverse portfolio that builds skills, mobility, and long-term resilience.
• Working directly with our clients, developing strong trusted relationships, proactively managing their expectations and comprehensively advising them.
• Work collaboratively across Roads, Transport, and Infrastructure to achieve shared goals.
• Responsible for compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and inhouse quality assurance standards/processes.
• Support resource planning by building teams and matching people to roles.
• Take on client/ account/ framework leadership roles.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Broad highways experience across civil engineering and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Ability to motivate others, lead change, and foster an innovative, supportive culture.
• Commercial and strategic capability, with a track record of winning and delivering new business.
• Proactively manage change, clearly communicating impacts on programme, cost, and quality.
• Be influential and persuasive, while encouraging open dialogue and feedback.
• Proven ability to lead one or more design disciplines across relevant transport and development projects.
• Excellent client, stakeholder, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience complying with Designers’ Duties under CDM regulations.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

Job Info

• Job Identification 95422
• Posting Date 09/15/2026, 10:50 AM

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.