Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Development Planning Technical Director (Development)
Lead development transport planning, win new business, and direct major projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Technical Director role will support the Development team, which provides transport planning, civil infrastructure and urban design for development and master‑planning projects. Based in the North East with national reach, the position will drive client‑facing activities, business growth, market strategy and technical leadership, and help diversify the team in staff numbers and revenue. • Identify and pursue new business opportunities, leveraging network to win work and increase market share. • Liaise with Regional Director and local office lead to set growth targets and plans. • Build trusted relationships with public and private sector clients and key stakeholders, including local planning authorities. • Provide technical advice to clients throughout the planning and design process. • Coordinate with Development team colleagues, sharing market intelligence, best practice and innovation. • Lead and support bids, reviewing and authorising submissions and adding commercial and technical value. • Act as Project Director for major projects and strategically important commissions. • Support health, safety, environment and quality compliance for the team.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸business development
- ▸client relations
- ▸technical advice
- ▸bid management
- ▸project management
- ▸safety compliance
What You Bring
The successful candidate must have a proven record of winning and delivering new work within a multi‑disciplinary consultancy, across public and private sectors, and experience managing large, multi‑disciplinary tender proposals. They will be responsible for spotting opportunities with existing and new clients, sector leads and colleagues across WSP. • Demonstrate behaviours and attitudes aligned with WSP core values. • Degree in transport planning or civil engineering. • Chartered status. • Proven commercial and strategic capability with a record of identifying and delivering new business. • Strong interpersonal, leadership and management experience. • Demonstrated track record of winning work. • Broad relevant project experience.
Requirements
- ▸degree
- ▸chartered
- ▸commercial
- ▸leadership
- ▸winning
- ▸tender
Benefits
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP you can access global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field, allowing you to do the best work of your life. The culture celebrates curiosity, new ideas and diverse perspectives, offering a world of opportunity and a career as unique as you. We offer a hybrid working policy (two days remote per week), inclusive employee resource groups, a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme (including virtual GP, Gymflex discounts and menopause support), the ‘WSP My Hour’ for personal activities, flexible working arrangements and robust development opportunities such as training, mentoring and chartership support. • Hybrid working: two days remote per week. • Inclusive culture with employee resource groups. • Thrive health & wellbeing programme and virtual GP service. • Gymflex scheme with up to 40% off gym memberships. • Menopause support package. • “WSP My Hour” – one hour daily for personal activities. • Flexible/part‑time working, extra leave purchase, and bank holiday swapping. • Training, mentoring and support for chartership.
Work Environment
Hybrid