Description
We have an opportunity for an Associate Director to join our Transport and Mobility Team. In this strategic role you will work alongside colleagues across the UK providing transport planning and traffic engineering services on nationally significant infrastructure projects across England, Scotland and Wales.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead technical management and take commercial responsibility for transport work on major infrastructure programmes and projects
- Contribute to the development of medium/long term growth strategies and trend forecasts
- Lead cross-discipline collaboration and improve opportunities for intra-business connectivity across the UK and beyond
- Take personal responsibility for wellbeing, health and safety and act as a role model for direct reports and project staff
- Keep up to date with relevant standards and policies
- Raise WSP profile by networking, social media and attending conferences as required
Requirements:
- Experience in managing and coordinating all aspects of transport assessments, management strategies and infrastructure design advice for major and/or complex projects
- Experience of delivering multi-disciplinary projects and successfully engaging large teams in a hybrid/virtual environment
- Experience engaging stakeholders at various levels
- Effective communication, problem-solving and critical thinking skills, adaptability to navigate change and strong negotiation, collaboration and organisational skills
- Strong numerical, spatial, and analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools