Overview
In this role you will lead and grow WSP’s maritime civil engineering capability, delivering complex port, terminal and maritime infrastructure projects. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team to provide technical leadership, deliver project outcomes, mentor engineers, and shape the future of the maritime practice. You will engage clients, pursue opportunities, and promote sustainable, low‑carbon design solutions. This is a senior, impact‑driven position at a global professional services firm with a focus on growth and capability development.
Pay / Benefits
- work-life balance
- hybrid working policy
- inclusive and belonging culture
- Thrive Wellbeing programme
- Virtual GP service
- Gymflex discount
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow the maritime civil engineering capability
- Provide technical leadership across ports, terminals and maritime infrastructure projects
- Support concept design, FEED, detailed design, due diligence, owner’s engineer and construction support
- Develop and mentor engineers, building a high-performing team
- Guide quality and promote best practice across civil engineering activities
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated client solutions
- Engage with clients to understand challenges and shape outcomes
- Contribute to business development, proposals and strategic pursuits
- Promote innovation, digital delivery, sustainability and low‑carbon design
- Support safe, efficient and commercially successful project delivery
- Shape the future direction of the maritime engineering business through leadership and recruitment
Key requirements
- Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional standing
- Significant experience in maritime civil engineering, ports, terminals or major civil projects
- Strong understanding of port infrastructure with pavements, utilities, drainage, earthworks
- Proven experience leading technical teams and coordinating multidisciplinary delivery
- Experience supporting major bids, client engagement and business development
- Strong understanding of quality management, design assurance and governance
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Collaborative leadership style with strong technical credibility and commercial awareness
- communication and stakeholder engagement
- collaborative leadership
- mentoring and coaching
- maritime civil engineering
- ports and terminals infrastructure
- design governance and quality management
Civil Maritime Discipline Lead 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.
