Technical Director (Development)

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Responsibilities

• Specifically supporting the Development team, who specialise in development and transport planning, civil infrastructure design, and development & infrastructure delivery.
• The appointment will play a key role in the growth aspirations for Leeds and nationally.
• Focus on client facing activities, business growth, market strategy and technical leadership.
• Proven at winning and delivering new work within a multi-disciplinary consultancy environment across both the public and private sectors.
• Experienced at managing large multi-disciplinary tender proposals.
• Identifying opportunities for new work with existing sector leads within the team, clients and colleagues across WSP.
• Identifying and pursuing new business development opportunities, leveraging your network of clients and co-professionals.
• Liaising with the Regional Director for Development North and local office Place Lead in setting and agreeing appropriate growth targets and plans.
• Liaising with public and private sector clients, local statutory and regulatory authorities ensuring client satisfaction is met.
• Providing technical advice to clients and managing their development requirements.
• Exhibiting and demonstrating behaviours and attitudes in accordance with WSP core values.
• Working closely with other colleagues to ensure coordination across the Development discipline and sharing of market intelligence, best practice and innovation.
• Leading and supporting bids by contributing, reviewing and authorising submissions.
• Acting as Project Director for major projects and strategically important commissions.
• Supporting all aspects associated with H&S / Corporate Responsibility and ensuring the team complies with SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality).

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in transport planning or civil engineering.
• Chartered status.
• Strong commercial and strategic capability with a demonstrable track record in having identified and subsequently delivered new business opportunities.
• Excellent inter-personal skills with good leadership and management abilities capable of communicating effectively with all parts of the business.
• Proven track record of work winning.
• A broad range of project experience across either transport planning or civil design for developments.

About Us

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Inclusivity & Diversity

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time? For improved work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part-time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.