Associate Technical Director - Ecology

As the key point of contact for a UK-based business, you will be responsible for direct liaison with Nature Services & Arboriculture business directors. Your role will involve commercial management, reporting, workload forecasting, and planning resources for the team. You will supervise and direct local delivery to support projects, as well as assist in the professional and technical development of Nature Services colleagues. Providing operational and technical leadership in coordinating and successfully delivering work by ecology iCRC colleagues is a crucial aspect of this position. Ensuring client satisfaction and supporting the production of outputs when required will also be part of your responsibilities. Your responsibilities will include project management, technical leadership, and timely delivery of technical outputs from inception to completion with a range of internal UK colleagues. You will act as the technical face of the India-based Ecology team and oversee local health and safety, welfare, risk, information security, and compliance. Additionally, you will be involved in project, program, and financial management, representing the interests of the team you lead. It will be essential to maintain a record of leadership of projects and teams, provide consultancy services at a high level to clients, and demonstrate successful project management of larger, multiple, and/or more complex projects and tasks. The role requires excellent commercial skills, accountability, and driving commercial excellence within projects and teams. You must have a proven track record of providing technical oversight and guidance to people, teams, proposals, and projects. Producing clear and well-written bid documents and reports, along with communicating professionally and concisely to clients and co-workers, will be vital. Ensuring a high-quality standard of work from all team and project members through robust review and constructive feedback is crucial for success in this position. You will need to understand challenges and work collaboratively to find and implement solutions, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and promote WSP Vision and Values. Actively promoting the UK GCC Charter within the team and ensuring staff deliver on the Charter promises will also be part of your role. Interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams, providing inspirational leadership and direction for the iCRC Ecology team, and aligning it with the wider UK business will be key responsibilities. Identifying opportunities to upskill existing technical resources or recruit new capabilities to enhance services, seeking regular feedback on team performances, and ensuring client relationships are maintained to drive repeat business and satisfaction are essential parts of this role. Contributing to bids and marketing material, designing operational processes, systems, quality measurement processes, and achieving performance KPIs will also be expected. In summary, this role at WSP involves leading and supporting various aspects of project management, technical leadership, client satisfaction, commercial performance, and team development within the Ecology team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in driving excellence, fostering innovation, and delivering sustainable solutions to contribute to the growth of societies and communities for lifetimes to come.,