# Nature Services Sector Lead - Local Government

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: United Kingdom
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a strategic and commercially minded Nature Services Sector Lead to drive our Local Government growth agenda and help communities create healthier, more sustainable, and resilient places to live and work.

In this role, you will lead the development of our Nature Services offering across the local government sector, connecting authorities with multidisciplinary expertise that supports planning, regeneration, biodiversity, nature recovery, environmental enhancement, and place-making objectives.

Working at the intersection of nature, infrastructure, and public policy, you will play a key role in helping local and combined authorities address some of today's most important environmental and societal challenges.

**Responsibilities**

- Develop and own the Local Government Sector Plan, identifying market drivers, policy developments, funding opportunities, risks, and growth priorities.

- Build and maintain strong relationships across local authorities, combined authorities, partnerships, and delivery bodies.

- Identify and prioritise clients and opportunities where our expertise can deliver the greatest value and impact.

- Lead the pursuit of key opportunities, frameworks, and strategic commissions, coordinating high-quality bid submissions and compelling client propositions.

- Develop a robust pipeline of future work across planning, regeneration, biodiversity, estate management, green and blue infrastructure, and nature recovery programmes.

- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to bring together expertise from ecology, biodiversity, aquatic services, arboriculture, planning, transport, and environmental disciplines.

- Develop sector-specific propositions that address authority needs in areas such as biodiversity net gain, natural capital, nature-based solutions, and environmental improvement.

- Monitor market developments, procurement activity, funding streams, and policy changes, sharing insights across the business.

- Support strategic client engagement activities and identify opportunities to deepen and broaden relationships.

- Collaborate with other sector leads to maximise opportunities across wider public sector programmes and initiatives.

- Track progress against sector objectives, ensuring opportunities, challenges, and support requirements are visible and actively managed.

**What success looks like**

- A clear and actionable Local Government Sector Plan.

- A prioritised client and stakeholder engagement strategy.

- A strong pipeline of frameworks, projects, and funding opportunities.

- High-quality, coordinated bid submissions.

- A compelling sector case-study library demonstrating impact and innovation.

- Regular reporting on sector performance, opportunity conversion, and growth activities.

**Requirements**

- Knowledge of local government structures, decision-making processes, procurement routes, and service priorities.

- Experience developing client relationships and identifying opportunities for growth.

- The ability to translate technical or specialist expertise into practical, client-focused solutions.

- Strong stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and influencing skills.

- Experience contributing to or leading bids, frameworks, or business development activities.

- An understanding of environmental, planning, biodiversity, nature recovery, or related sectors.

**Benefits**

- Collaborative team with opportunities to influence strategy, drive growth, and deliver meaningful environmental outcomes.

- Opportunity to work alongside specialists from multiple disciplines.

- Chance to shape sustainable places for future generations.

## Skills

### Required
- local government
- biodiversity
- nature recovery
- environmental enhancement
- place-making
- strategic thinking
- stakeholder engagement
- influencing
- business development

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