Overview
As Associate/Associate Director and Birmingham Team Lead, you will steer the local Power Systems team and contribute to the UK practice, blending technical leadership with commercial acumen. You’ll oversee delivery of complex power systems studies, ensuring quality, schedule, and profitability. You’ll act as Project Director on a portfolio, driving new methodologies and software capabilities. This role provides an opportunity to shape a growing Birmingham offering and work across cross-functional teams on landmark projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of power systems studies and analyses for the Birmingham team, meeting quality, schedule, and commercial targets
- Act as Project Director on a portfolio of projects, with technical assurance and strategic oversight
- Develop new methodologies, tools, and scripts to improve delivery efficiency
- Champion software excellence and build business cases for new platforms
- Support resourcing decisions and workload allocation across the team
- Develop and execute a business plan to grow the Birmingham power systems offering in line with UK strategy
- Build and maintain senior client relationships to secure pipeline
- Identify and pursue multi-disciplinary opportunities to expand services
- Drive income generation and profitability against metrics
- Lead day-to-day team management, staff development, mentoring, and performance management
- Drive recruitment to build a high-performing, diverse team
- Foster collaboration across offices, the wider UK and international teams
Key requirements
- Degree in Electrical Engineering with Power Systems specialisation (postgraduate qualification preferred)
- Solid experience in power systems with a track record of leading teams and delivering complex projects
- Established network of industry contacts and client relationships within the UK energy sector
- Proven commercial experience — winning work, managing budgets, and growing revenue
- Experience acting as Project Director or equivalent senior delivery role
- Strong understanding of UK transmission and distribution networks, grid connection processes, and relevant industry standards
- Proactive, self-directed, and comfortable operating at pace across multiple projects and proposals
- A genuine drive to build and grow a team
- Leadership and people management
- Collaborative mindset
- Commercial and client-facing mindset
- Power systems analysis and delivery of complex studies
- Understanding of UK transmission and distribution networks and grid connections
- Industry standards related to power systems
Associate / Associate Director - Power Systems (Energy) in Birmingham employer: WSP Group
At WSP, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration among our talented team. As a Major Projects Executive in Western Australia, you will not only lead transformative transport infrastructure projects but also benefit from executive-level remuneration, flexible working arrangements, and robust leadership development pathways. Join us to make a meaningful impact while enjoying the support of a close-knit community dedicated to your professional growth and well-being.
