Associate Director Hydrogeologist
We are seeking an Associate Director Hydrogeologist to lead our Ground & Water business with a strong focus on business development, client leadership, and team growth alongside technical and project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead business development, identify and convert new business opportunities across the UK market while developing and maintaining strong relationships with key clients.
- Act as senior point of contact for clients and lead or support strategic bids, including bid strategy development, commercial positioning, client engagement, and negotiation.
- Lead the identification, pursuit and conversion of new business opportunities in contaminated land and remediation, energy transition, industrial decommissioning, and infrastructure regeneration.
- Act as Project Director on key projects, accountable for delivery to time, cost and quality, and for commercial performance, financial management, and risk management.
- Provide strategic advice to clients across complex environmental and remediation challenges, ensuring coordination and leadership of multi‑disciplinary teams.
- Lead, mentor and develop teams within the Newcastle office and wider region, supporting recruitment, retention, capability development and succession planning.
- Take accountability for project and regional financial performance, including revenue generation, profitability and margin management.
- Provide senior technical oversight and maintain high standards of delivery, acting as a subject‑matter expert in contaminated land, hydrogeology or remediation.
Qualifications
- Degree (postgraduate preferred) in environmental science, geology, engineering or related discipline.
- Chartered status with a relevant professional body.
- Significant experience in hydrogeology, managing hydrogeological data and developing conceptual models and interpretations of data.
- Experience with hydrogeological software such as ConSim, LandSim, P20, FeFlow, Modflow and Seep/W.
- Experience in hydrogeological risk assessment, dewatering, groundwater resource studies, pumping tests, yield tests, modelling, borehole prognosis, abstraction and geothermal.
- Proven track record in winning work and building client relationships, delivering complex projects and leading teams.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of consultancy delivery models.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Benefits
- Hybrid working policy with flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
- Flexible working arrangements and part‑time options.
- Inclusive and supportive workplace culture.
- Health and wellbeing programmes including a virtual GP service.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
