Technical Director

Roles and responsibilities

• People Leadership:
  • Responsible for a regional team in excess of 100 people – mentoring, development, CPD, and progression planning with a focus on retention, engagement, nationalisation, and diversity.
• Project Delivery:
  • Provide guidance to the teams in delivering high quality, innovative, market leading, bespoke and sustainable engineering solutions to our Clients
  • Ensuring lessons learned from projects are captured and communicated across the various delivery teams
  • Ensure deliverables are high quality and consistent with our brand expectations
  • Ensure that Health & Safety is embedded into all work practices in line with company policies
• Operational Excellence:
  • Work closely with the Discipline Director and Sub-Team Leaders to manage and report on the discipline’s commercials
  • Focus on key metrics – revenue, cash collection, utilization in line with the BU’s target aspirations
  • Seek opportunities for enhancements in our ways of working, challenge the status quo by leveraging digital / innovative tools and processes
  • Focus on inter-BU and inter-region engagement to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Client Portfolio Management:
  • Working with Client Account Leads across the business to enhance Client Engagement throughout the project life cycle
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with Clients and stakeholders in the region
  • Effectively track and act upon, Client Feedback throughout the project life cycle
• Strategy & Work Winning:
  • Understand the regional and global business strategy and reflect that in the discipline specific strategy – right projects for the right clients in the right geographies!
  • Diversity in Offering – Seeking out opportunities to develop new service lines, drive Regional and Sector Focus
  • Prospect Leadership of single-disciplinary or large multi-disciplinary opportunities driving a strong technical approach through the delivery of our tender and carrying that through into project set-up.
• One WSP – Driving a ‘One WSP’ approach through all activities by understanding our business, capabilities and strategies, and enhancing cross-BU engagement

Desired candidate profile

• A degree in engineering or a closely related field. Plus 18 years of experience in our industry.
• Preferably already have a strong network in the Middle East and / or the Built Environment.
• Strong communication abilities, able to articulate complex ideas in a creative manner and able to influence or persuade others.
• Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistent and goal-oriented
• Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes with a commitment to internal and external client service.
• Ability to travel, as needed.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.