Site-based Data Collection Lead (Land & Consents) 6 months FTC

About the Role

This Fixed Term Contract role involves overseeing on‑site engagement activities, coordinating door‑to‑door data collection, and ensuring high‑quality interactions with residents, businesses, and stakeholders. The position combines hands‑on fieldwork with leadership responsibilities, guiding junior team members, managing risks, and ensuring accurate, consistent information aligned with project objectives. The contract may be extended to a permanent role. • Lead and coordinate door‑to‑door engagement across designated project areas. • Conduct complex or sensitive engagements with residents, businesses and property owners. • Perform site observations to support project information gathering. • Provide on‑site leadership, mentoring and support to junior field staff. • Ensure consistent, high‑standard data collection processes. • Review and validate collected information before submission. • Act as primary escalation point for field issues, including access challenges, complaints or safety concerns. • Build strong relationships with local stakeholders and represent the organisation professionally. • Monitor progress against daily/weekly targets and report updates to project management. • Ensure compliance with health, safety, safeguarding and data‑protection requirements. • Identify opportunities to improve engagement methods, tools and workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸door-to-door
• ▸data collection
• ▸site observations
• ▸info validation
• ▸progress monitoring
• ▸stakeholder engagement

What You Bring

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for confident, respectful engagement with diverse audiences. • Strong leadership ability to guide, motivate and support field teams. • High professionalism, discretion and emotional intelligence in sensitive conversations. • Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in data collection and reporting. • Ability to work independently, make sound site decisions and manage competing priorities. • Strong problem‑solving skills in challenging or unpredictable field environments. • Proficiency with digital data‑collection tools and basic reporting software. • Reliable, organised, proactive mindset with strong accountability. • Solid understanding of safety protocols and ability to model safe practices. • Prior senior field‑based experience in surveying, community engagement or customer‑facing roles. • Experience supervising or coordinating teams, preferably in utilities, infrastructure or planning projects. • Experience managing sensitive or high‑stakes stakeholder interactions.

Requirements

• ▸digital tools
• ▸problem solving
• ▸leadership
• ▸communication
• ▸senior experience
• ▸safety

Benefits

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. Joining WSP gives you access to our Land Academy, which provides industry‑leading training, CPD and support to achieve chartership, as well as a network of experts for project management, client advisory, presentation, training and leadership development. The role can be based in our Guildford or Central London office but will be predominantly site‑based. • Hybrid working with two days a week remote and modern office collaboration. • Work‑life balance initiatives including “WSP My Hour” and flexible/part‑time arrangements. • Inclusive culture encouraging authentic selves and employee resource groups. • Health and wellbeing support through Thrive programme, virtual GP, Gymflex discounts and menopause support. • Access to training, mentoring and chartership development opportunities.

Work Environment

Hybrid