Description
As an Associate/Technical Director in Pavement Asset Management at WSP, you will be a recognised subject matter expert, responsible for leading and shaping asset management strategies across highways and other sectors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and implementation of pavement asset management frameworks for clients across infrastructure and other sectors.
- Provide technical leadership on complex projects, applying expertise in risk-based decision-making, whole-life asset planning, information management, and regulatory compliance.
- Lead analytical staff and technical experts to inform long-term capital investment programmes.
- Work with clients to understand how they currently manage their assets and how they would like to manage their assets in the future.
- Advise clients and stakeholders on best practices, business transformation, and data-driven asset management solutions.
- Lead and manage tenders to support the production of high-quality winning submissions.
- Act as a lead advisor, ensuring the integration of technology to enhance asset performance and resilience.
- Oversee and manage consulting projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and exceed client expectations.
- Drive innovation by identifying opportunities for process improvement, adoption of new technology, and development of sustainability initiatives.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, representing WSP externally in professional societies, conferences, and industry forums.
- Mentor and develop a team of consultants, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture and ensuring all safety, health, and well-being requirements are met.
Requirements:
- Extensive experience in pavement asset management planning and engineering, infrastructure consulting, or a related field.
- A demonstrable experience and understanding of pavement asset management practices and theory, and business strategy.
- A strong expertise in ISO 55000, asset lifecycle planning, investment planning, risk-based asset management strategies, and digital transformation in asset management.
- Broad knowledge of Pavement-specific standards, including DMRB, MCHW, and AASHTO.
- Leadership and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage large-scale, high-impact projects and advise senior leadership.
- Excellent communication skills to convey new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical colleagues effectively.
- Experience of working with asset data systems, including configuring or specifying EAM, CMMS, and DSTs.
- Strong project management skills, having delivered tasks or projects that include planning, managing, and completing deliverables.
- A strong network within the highways or broader infrastructure industry.
- Professional registration, such as being Chartered or Incorporated.
- A desire to work and collaborate in a variety of styles: in large teams, small teams, and independently; both online and in person.
- A BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng or equivalent in a relevant discipline.