Civil Infrastructure Associate (Development)

Description

• Mentoring and coaching of Mid-Career Professional’s in Client Management, Project Management & leadership roles / functions
• Supporting all aspects associated with H&S / Corporate Responsibility and ensure the team complies with SHEQ, (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality).
• Driving business development by being embedded within local networks of decision makers and establishing lasting relationships.
• Providing strategic direction and highly visible leadership.
• Working in partnership with other colleagues to ensure coordination across the Development discipline and sharing of market intelligence, best practice and innovation.
• Supporting the Place Lead establish WSP Development in the local market place and raise its profile.
• Leading and support bids by contributing reviewing and authorising submissions and by demonstrating added value both commercially and technically.
• Leadership of Development projects.
• Demonstrate the desire to constantly improve, motivate and encourage others, lead and implement change programmes, inspiring colleagues and drive an innovative and supportive culture. Act as a catalyst for change.
• Engaging with the Technical Leadership Group (TLG) to promote technical innovation, best practice and technological advancements for infrastructure development for major projects.
• Winning work from key accounts and align the business to secure major opportunities and an increasing order book.
• Support the Place Lead Role in leadership of Development team alongside other Senior Team Members.

Requirements

• Forward thinking, capable of visualising and planning for the longer term.
• Site appraisal, due diligence, and strategic planning advice.
• Excellent inter-personal skills with good leadership and management abilities capable of communicating effectively with all parts of the business.
• Able to establish, build, sustain and share strong, professional relationships with relevant groups both inside and outside the organisation. Driven to exceed client expectations.
• Technical expert in one or more fields of Civil Engineering related to Development.
• Able to reason logically and apply a systematic process to finding solutions, proactive in responding to problems, able to apply sound logic in situations of ambiguity and problem solving methodologies across a range of circumstances.
• Expert stakeholder management and related relationship and team management skills.
• Exhibiting and demonstrating behaviours and attitudes in accordance with WSP core values.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively, use own knowledge to support and coach others as required. Actively champion sharing knowledge, ideas and intelligence. Strong presentation skills, able to lead and facilitate workshops, training sessions and one to one learning. Influential and persuasive internally and externally, encourages open dialogue and feedback.
• Track record in securing new workstreams and generating new business opportunities in the Development sector / market.
• A broad range of project experience, both within Discipline and multi-disciplinary.
• Strong commercial and strategic capability with a demonstrable track record in having identified and subsequently delivered new business opportunities.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance