# Associate Director – Ground & Water

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking an Associate Director to play a key role in growing and leading our Ground & Water business in the North East, with a strong focus on business development, client leadership, and team growth alongside technical and project delivery.

As an Associate Director, you will operate as a senior leader within the Ground & Water team, responsible for driving business growth, strengthening client relationships, and ensuring successful delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Business Development & Growth: Lead the identification, pursuit and conversion of new business opportunities across the North East and wider UK market, while developing and maintaining strong relationships with key clients and acting as a senior point of contact.

- Client & Project Leadership: Act as Project Director on key projects, with accountability for delivery to time, cost and quality, alongside full responsibility for commercial performance, financial management, and effective risk management and governance.

- Leadership & Team Development: Lead, mentor and develop teams within the Newcastle office and wider region, supporting recruitment, retention and capability development aligned to business growth.

- Commercial & Operational Performance: Take accountability for project and regional financial performance, including revenue generation and profitability through effective margin management.

- Technical Leadership & Assurance: Provide senior technical oversight and maintain high standards of delivery, acting as a subject matter expert in contaminated land, hydrogeology or remediation (or related disciplines).

**Requirements**

- A degree (and ideally postgraduate qualification) in environmental science, geology, engineering, or a related discipline

- Chartered status with a relevant professional body

- Significant experience in Ground & Water, contaminated land, or related consultancy services

- A proven track record in:

- Winning work and building client relationships

- Delivering complex projects

- Leading teams and developing people

- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of consultancy delivery models

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

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## Skills

### Required
- environmental science
- geology
- engineering
- contaminated land
- hydrogeology
- remediation
- business development
- client relationship management
- project management
- team leadership

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