Team Leader, Roads

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.

A little more about your role… The Team Leader will lead a team of circa. 35 people, locally within our Bristol Roads team, and additionally part of our attached Roads iCRC team. The Team Leader will work alongside our two other offices in the southwest region and is responsible for the development and operational performance of the team, as part of the wider cost centre to meet regional budget targets and deliver projects. We support both public sector and private sector clients and this role will support major commissions, including National Highways Scheme Delivery Framework schemes and other Local Authority Frameworks, such as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP), Wokingham and the West of England Combined Authority.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

• Being a champion of our health, safety, and well-being culture by leading by example.
• Maintaining an overview of the financial performance for projects within your cost centre.
• Drive operational excellence to achieve budget targets on utilisation.
• Manage and monitor technical delivery to ensure ‘right first time’.
• Line manage and develop members of the team to achieve their goals and aspirations.
• Lead on business development activities to bring in new, sustainable opportunities for WSP.
• Supporting and working with the Group Director and their goals for the cost centre.
• Leading on projects to ensure technical quality and timely delivery.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience of managing a Professional Services team, relevant to a Roads discipline.
• Chartered Member of appropriate Institution.
• Experience of operating at management level in delivering services into the public and private sector.

Skills and Personal Qualities:

• Lead, inspire and motivate the team to support the achievement of personal and business goals.
• Organisational skills to coordinate the delivery activities of a professional team.
• Clear understanding of the importance of robust business processes and systems and a strong commitment to quality.
• Strong communication skills, with excellent stakeholder management.
• Strong influencing skills particularly amongst peers and other managers and leaders.
• Ability to work openly and collaboratively to maximise overall organisational benefit.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Technical expertise to manage and lead multi-disciplinary projects.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can.

Apply today. We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Work-life balance? WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself. Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
• 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.
• Health & Wellbeing? We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
• 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.
• Your development? 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.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

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