# Strategic Growth Director - PMCM Ireland

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Dublin, Co. Dublin
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Strategic Growth Director to establish and grow the PMCM business in Ireland at a time of unprecedented business opportunity.

As a key member of the PMCM Business Leadership Team, you will work closely with the PMCM Business Unit Managing Director and the WSP Ireland Country Lead to define and deliver a strategic growth plan that strengthens our market position and drives sustainable business performance.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Strategic Growth & Market Development**

- Develop and implement the PMCM Ireland Growth Strategy, aligned with regional and global business objectives.

- Identify and secure new business opportunities across key sectors including Rail, Highways, Water, Energy, and Local Government.

- Expand WSP’s presence by leveraging existing client relationships and establishing new strategic connections.

**Client & Account Leadership**

- Build and maintain a strong network of senior client relationships across Ireland including but not limited to TII, NTA, Irish Rail, Uisce Éireann, Local Authorities.

- Lead a structured key account management framework, setting and delivering annual account targets.

- Represent WSP at industry forums, conferences, and key stakeholder engagements.

**Partnership & Pipeline Development**

- Establish strategic partnerships to support pipeline growth and capability enhancement.

- Collaborate with PMCM Group Directors and Sector Leads to align resource planning with market demand.

- Ensure a robust and sustainable pipeline of opportunities across Ireland.

- To be successful, this role will require close collaboration with the wider WSP business.

**Leadership & Performance**

- Build the PMCM resource capacity and capability in both our Belfast and Dublin office locations to support project portfolio delivery across the island of Ireland.

- Support the PMCM Business Unit MD in achieving pre-agreed target business outcomes relating to pipeline growth, successful project awards, strategic account growth, and profit margins.

- Drive a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

- Contribute to high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, and leadership development.

**About You**

You are an experienced leader with a strong track record in infrastructure delivery and business growth, combined with deep market insight and exceptional relationship-building skills.

**Capabilities & Attributes**

- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable growth plans.

- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of consulting business models.

- Established network within the Irish infrastructure market.

- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills.

- Collaborative leader with the ability to work across multiple levels and disciplines.

- Proactive and solutions-focused, with strong risk awareness and problem-solving capabilities.

**Professional Experience and Accreditations - Essential**

- Significant leadership experience in a client-facing environment.

- Approx. 20 years’ experience delivering major infrastructure projects (typically €50m+)

- Proven expertise in rail and/or large-scale infrastructure programmes.

- Strong commercial and contract management experience (e.g. NEC, FIDIC, COE)

- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage performance, and drive business outcomes.

- Degree in Engineering or Project Management.

- Chartered status in a relevant discipline.

- Membership of a recognised professional body (e.g. APM, ICE, IET)

## Skills

### Required
- strategic growth
- market development
- client leadership
- partnership development
- leadership
- infrastructure delivery
- business growth
- relationship-building
- commercial acumen
- consulting business models
- project management
- engineering

### Nice to have
- water sector project delivery
- multi-sector client account management

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