The successful candidate, working together with the US based resources, will bring their expertise, capability and engineering knowledge to provide commercial and technical leadership to our existing teams, facilitate additional growth, and enable the business to meet clients’ needs.The
Project Director
will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of project management, implementation, and strategic planning within the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) domain. They will lead a team of professionals, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure the successful execution of projects aimed at addressing critical environmental issues and promoting sustainable development.We are looking for an individual with proven experience and results in establishing, growing and leading an offshoring centre – and the functions within it - for a major organisation to help us deliver this strategy. As this role will include overseeing both the Technical and Shared Services teams and we are looking for a well-rounded individual with experience across a number of Business Leadership roles.The role includes: Developing and implementing project strategies, goals, and objectives in alignment with organizational priorities. Providing overall leadership and direction to project teams, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards. Fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment that encourages innovation and excellence. Taking overall delivery responsible for the US gCRC - India T&I projects.
Responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work with the US and India leadership teams to ensure People & Culture strategies support the overall strategic plan with a focus on diversity in talent acquisition, high employee engagement and effective talent management development and succession plans. Ensure visible leadership in support of the WSP guiding principles and best in class workplace culture.This role requires a strong leader with exceptional project management skills, technical expertise in environmental science or engineering, and a passion for sustainable development and collaborative problem-solving.
- Develop and implement a gCRC Strategy (aligned to the US strategy) and work with each Business Line and appropriate international colleagues, to identify areas where we can expand our services and improve the output
- Support with the development of gCRC services linked to both resources and technology enhancements that will add confidence and efficiency to our services through seamless quality and on time delivery
- Establish and monitor service performance levels, pre-empting customer service issues and intervene as necessary to implement corrective actions
- Establish a strong relationship with the internal clients – the regional support functions and operational business – to understand future needs and address any perceived or actual issues
- Provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team on different locations to variety of projects
- Promote WSP Vision and Values
- Identify opportunities to upskill existing technical resources or recruit new capabilities to deliver additional services or enhance existing ones
- Identify further skills that could be brought into the gCRC to deliver additional services or enhancements to various businesses
- Ensuring that the Business Management System is implemented and maintained
- Carry out audits of adherence to WSP Management and Quality processes and implement corrective measures where required
Client / External focus
- Maintain strong colleague relationships and contribute to the teams’ performance in delivering exceptional client satisfaction
- Contribute to knowledge sharing in internal and external forums and including technical input to your team
- Remain up to date with market and competitor knowledge across our industry
- Engage directly with clients throughout the project lifecycle – either independently or as part of a broader delivery team
People
- Inclusively lead people, clearly articulating the vision, defining responsibilities, delegating effectively, and providing constructive feedback
- Inspire and motivate our people towards technical progression
- Be self-motivated to take on a leadership role in project work with a clear focus on timeliness, quality and technical excellence
- Managing people through change and develop succession plans
- Create and support innovation
- Deal with conflict appropriately
- Carry out and report on staff appraisals and performance development reviews
- Recruitment to achieve budgeted and programmed team growth
Business Focus
- Proactively influences Health, Safety and Wellbeing
- Deliver successful commercial performance by clearly understanding and monitoring the area of work and ensure agreed targets are met
- Explore ways to add value and improve personal and team performance
- Ensure budget utilization are met or exceeded
- Ensure budgeted earning capacity is met or exceeded
Key Competencies / Skills
- Leadership – acknowledged leader with a positive external market profile. Demonstrates the desire to constantly improve, motivate and encourage others; lead and implement change programmes; inspiring colleagues and drives an innovative and supportive culture. Acts as a catalyst for change
- Strategic thinking and direction – forward thinking, capable of visualising and planning for the longer term. Designs, communicates, engages and drives the implementation of design and technical initiatives and strategies
- Technical skills – Knowledge of the Engineering, Design, Consulting and Advisory industry
- Communication - demonstrates an ability to communicate effectively and uses own knowledge to support and coach others as required. Actively champions sharing knowledge, ideas and intelligence. Strong presentation skills, able to lead and facilitate workshops, training sessions and one to one learning. Influential and persuasive internally and externally
- Innovation – researching and developing new techniques; challenges the status quo
- Team leadership and player - works collaboratively and consultatively; leads and develops a culture of team working across the US business
- Relationship Building - able to establish, build, sustain and share strong, professional relationships with relevant internal and external groups. Driven to exceed client expectations
- Problem Solving – able to reason logically and apply a systematic process to finding solutions; is proactive in responding to problems; able to apply sound logic in situations of ambiguity and employs problem solving methodologies across a range of circumstances.
- Operations Management - demonstratable experience in successfully leading large scale teams in a professional services environment. You should be able to lead teams and help with the operational management of a team of 150 +staff
- Travel - Capacity and flexibility to visit the US on need basis
Qualifications
- Seasoned professional with at least 20 years’ experience in design, project management, project delivery, advisory or in leadership in a consulting engineering environment. More than 5 years of experience in working with the US market. Strong experience in the T&I industry
- Educated to Bachelor / Masters degree level in Civil Engineering
- Carry wider business acumen and interest in business leadership
- Working knowledge of US design standards and code in the T&I industry
- Professional / Chartered Engineer status from a US State / recognized professional institution
