Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Development Planning Technical Director (Development)
Lead development transport planning, win business, manage bids and projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Our services help clients promote, implement, and manage sustainable development from pre‑feasibility to planning consent, establishing plans for accessibility and future growth, and delivering multi‑disciplinary design from concept through detailed design and construction. • Identify and pursue new business opportunities, leveraging client and professional networks. • Set and agree growth targets with the Regional Director and local office lead. • Build trusted relationships with public and private sector clients and planning authorities. • Provide technical advice throughout the planning and design processes. • Coordinate market intelligence and best practice across the Development team. • Lead and support bid submissions, adding commercial and technical value. • Act as Project Director for major and strategically important commissions. • Ensure compliance with SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality) standards. • Provide flexible “WSP My Hour” for personal activities each day. • Promote an inclusive culture through employee resource groups and flexible work arrangements.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸business development
- ▸technical advice
- ▸bid management
- ▸project director
- ▸sheq compliance
- ▸market intelligence
What You Bring
The ideal candidate has a proven record of winning and delivering new work within a multidisciplinary consultancy, with experience in both public and private sectors. They are adept at managing large, multi‑disciplinary tender proposals and identifying opportunities with existing and new clients, internal sector leads, and colleagues across WSP. We require a degree in transport planning or civil engineering, chartered status, commercial and strategic capability with a demonstrable track record of new business, excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, and a broad range of relevant project experience. • Demonstrate WSP core values and collaborative behavior.
Requirements
- ▸transport planning
- ▸civil engineering
- ▸chartered
- ▸tender management
- ▸new business
- ▸leadership
Benefits
WSP invites you to do the kind of work the world needs, offering access to a global scale, landmark projects, and collaboration with the brightest minds in your field. Embrace curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives while shaping a career as unique as you are. Employees enjoy work‑life balance through a hybrid policy (two days remote per week), the flexible “WSP My Hour” for personal activities, comprehensive health and wellbeing programmes, inclusive employee resource groups, and strong development support including training, mentoring, and chartership opportunities. • Offer hybrid working: two days remote per week combined with collaborative office use. • Support health and wellbeing via the Thrive programme, Virtual GP, Gymflex discounts, and menopause support. • Invest in professional development, mentoring, and chartership support.
Work Environment
Hybrid