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About the Role
This hybrid role involves dedicated time to grow our Roads business in a new sector, alongside client-facing, billable work. We are seeking an experienced candidate to contribute to landmark projects and connect with industry leaders.
Responsibilities
- Champion health, safety, and well-being culture by leading by example.
- Build strong, trusting relationships with clients and industry partners to enhance WSP’s market presence.
- Lead business development activities to secure new, sustainable opportunities.
- Develop a pipeline of opportunities within the dedicated sector.
- Coordinate with business and sector/client leaders for alignment, best practice sharing, and resource allocation.
- Meet funding (sales) and revenue targets within the Region for the dedicated sector.
- Lead key accounts and client relationships as required for the sector.
- Participate in tender bids and business development opportunities.
- Agree fees and manage the commercial position on projects.
- Support the Regional Director, Growth Director, and Regional Leadership Team in achieving their goals.
- Contribute to Regional Business Unit initiatives, best practice, and value propositions.
- Provide visible growth leadership to the wider team, upskilling capabilities in growth, bidding, client, and account management.
- Ensure effective deployment of competent resources to bids and project mobilization.
- Lead projects to ensure technical quality and timely delivery.
Requirements
- Experience in a growth-focused role.
- Experience working for a consultancy business across a specific sector.
- Experience operating at management level delivering services to the public and private sector.
- Ability to champion client-centric delivery excellence by understanding client needs and ensuring high-quality outcomes.
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent stakeholder management
- Ability to lead, inspire, and motivate a team
- Organizational skills to coordinate delivery activities
- Clear understanding of robust business processes and systems
- Strong commitment to quality
- Strong influencing skills amongst peers and leaders
- Ability to work openly and collaboratively
- Strong commercial acumen
- Technical expertise to manage and lead multi-disciplinary projects
- Good client handling skills
- Good interpersonal skills
Location
- London (Westferry Circus)
- Basingstoke
- Cambridge
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Management level
Benefits
- Hybrid working policy (two days from home per week)
- Flexibility to work from home
- Opportunities to collaborate in modern offices
- Supportive environment for development, training, and mentoring
- Chartership support
- Work-life balance initiatives
- Inclusivity and belonging initiatives
- Employee resource groups
- Health and wellbeing support (Thrive programme)
- Virtual GP service
- Reasonable workplace adjustments
- Gymflex scheme (up to 40% off gym memberships)
- Comprehensive menopause support package
- WSP My Hour (one hour daily for personal activities)
- Part-time and flexible working arrangements
- Option to purchase additional leave
- Flexibility with bank holiday entitlement
About the Company
- WSP is 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.
- We foster 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.
- We have a global team of over 69,000 employees.
- We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences.
- We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work.
- We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect.
- We support each other and embrace a culture of inclusion and belonging.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.