# Technical Lead- Drainage

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Noida, Bengaluru, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Technical Lead- Drainage to join our Development Team within the Planning and Development business unit in India.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and direction for the GCC Development team, ensuring alignment with the wider UK PPA P&D business.

Responsibilities:

- Act as the technical face of the India-based Development (DI) - Drainage team

- Provide technical leadership and direction for the GCC Development team

- Work closely with the UK Technical Leadership Group (TLG), UK Technical Directors, Project Directors, Project Managers, and Business Development team

- Exhibit and demonstrate behaviours and attitudes in accordance with WSP core values

- Collaborate with GCC and UK colleagues to share market intelligence, best practices, and innovation

- Engage with the UK Development, Technical Leadership Group (TLG) to promote technical innovation and best practices

- Support the Place Lead in establishing a presence in the local marketplace and raising its profile

- Track record in securing new workstreams and generating new business opportunities in the Development sector/market

- Provide technical expertise in drainage, SuDS, flood risk, highways, streetscape, earthworks, and utilities

- Mentor and coach mid-career professionals in client management, project management, and technical leadership roles/functions

- Lead and support bids by contributing, reviewing, and authorizing submissions

- Support all aspects associated with H&S/Corporate Responsibility and ensure the team complies with SHEQ

- Develop innovative solutions that push the boundaries of engineering and align with UK national and local development policy

- Provide clear guidance to developers to deliver compliant and sustainable development

- Instruct, supervise, and monitor engineers for various roads drainage-related surveys and associated designs

- Manage consultants in the preparation of design of Pre Earthwork Ditches, Swales, Storage structures, flow controls, complex control systems, catchment analysis, Drainage design for urban and infrastructure development

- Ensure all engineering drawings for start on site, including standard construction details for road infrastructure and any remediation proposals

- Monitor and review team capability in the use of required standards, processes, and software tools

- Identify further technical skills that could be brought into the GCC to deliver additional services or enhancements

- Ensure process and governance such that all projects comply with Health and Safety, CDM, and Quality Assurance Standards

- Undertake the Principal Designer Role in large-size schemes

- Win work mindset and align the business to secure major opportunities and increasing work orders

- Carry out audits of adherence to WSP Management and Quality processes and implement corrective measures where required

- Actively promote the UK GCC culture within the team and ensure that staff deliver on promises

- Mentor team members towards professional accreditation or equivalent

- Assist in recruitment to achieve budgeted and programmed team growth

- Ensure that the Business Management System is implemented and maintained

Requirements:

- Educated to Bachelor/Master's degree level in Water Resource, Environment, Drainage-related discipline within Civil Engineering

- At least 15 years' experience in design, project management, project delivery in a consulting engineering environment

- Chartered Engineer status of a recognized professional institution (e.g., ICE, CIWEM) is preferred

- Proven working knowledge of Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), and Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW)

- Experience in drainage design, drainage strategies, and flood risk assessments focused on the development sector

- Successful track record of delivery of large detail design projects in the Drainage/Infrastructure/Land Development sector

- Ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software, including Micro Drainage, Info Drainage, Causeway Flow, Civils 3D, and/or PDS

- Excellent communication, internal client handling, interpersonal skills, and listening skills

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Drainage design
- Flood risk assessments
- SuDS
- Highways
- Utilities
- Project management
- Technical leadership
- Micro Drainage
- Info Drainage
- Causeway Flow
- Civils 3D
- PDS

### Nice to have
- Chartered Engineer status
- Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance
- Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB)
- Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW)

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