Strategic Growth Lead - Lighting & Energy Solutions

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.

At WSP, we are driven by a shared purpose: to create positive, lasting impacts for our clients, our communities, and the environment.

Our Lighting & Energy Solutions (L&ES) team is at the forefront of intelligent infrastructure, sustainable design, and technology-led transformation. Following several years of strong performance and rising market demand, we are expanding our leadership capability to accelerate growth across the UK and Europe. This is a pivotal new role for a strategic, commercially minded professional who wants to shape the future of one of WSP’s most dynamic and fast-growing teams.

A Little More About Your Role

As the Strategic Growth Lead, you will have a key position within the UK Lighting & Energy Solutions team. You’ll be responsible for driving targeted growth initiatives, strengthening WSP’s market presence, and formalising a strategic approach to business development and marketing activity.

Collaborating closely with the Head of Business, the Growth Director, Group Technical Director, and senior leaders across WSP UK&I, this role also provides European and global exposure. The aim is to fully leverage WSPs Lighting and Energy Solutions capabilities, unlocking new opportunities and positioning the team as an industry leader.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Growth & Business Development: Develop and deliver a targeted growth strategy aligned with the L&ES vision. Identify and pursue new business opportunities, partnerships, and client sectors across the UK and Europe. Support the commercialisation of European lighting initiatives alongside global leadership and key partners.
• Marketing & Market Positioning: Lead strategic marketing efforts in collaboration with WSP’s central marketing teams. Enhance WSP’s industry visibility through thought leadership, events, content, and communications. Improve market proximity and ensure L&ES has the right tools and presence to win work.
• Internal Collaboration & Communication: Strengthen cross-team collaboration by coordinating internal messaging and sharing best practice. Ensure WSP’s scale, expertise, and capabilities are communicated and leveraged effectively. Formalise growth activity to reduce reactionary working and enable technical teams to focus on delivery.
• Market Insight & Strategy: Track market trends, competitor activity, and emerging technologies to inform decision-making. Provide insight and strategic guidance to leadership, supporting long-term business planning.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate

We’re looking for a proactive, innovative and commercially minded leader with:

• Proven experience in growth strategy, business development, or marketing within the built environment, engineering, energy, or technology sectors.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the confidence to influence senior leaders.
• The ability to develop structured, high-impact growth plans and deliver measurable outcomes.
• A passion for sustainability, intelligent infrastructure, and the future of energy and lighting systems.
• A track record of raising brand visibility and driving market expansion.

This is a rare opportunity to lead strategic growth for a nationally recognised, globally connected team at the cutting edge of lighting, energy, and intelligent infrastructure.

If you’re ready to make an impact and help drive the next phase of WSP’s L&ES journey, we’d love to hear from you.

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.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

What’s In It For You?

Work-life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.

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. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time: To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development: We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

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.