Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
A Little More About Your Role … We are seeking to strengthen our UK Aviation team by recruiting an experienced Technical Airfield Engineer to lead on technical project delivery, technical excellence and work-winning with a focus on the UK and International Aviation markets. The team works on a variety of projects for a diverse client base, including UK, Regional and International Airports, Contractors, Lenders and Airport Operators. We are looking to provide technical and project leadership across our UK Airfield Engineering team, overseeing technical quality, driving continuous improvement and sharing knowledge with colleagues. You will take a leading role across our Airfield portfolio for project delivery, performance, client relationships and people development, with emphasis on technical quality and knowledge transfer.
Responsibilities
* Safety, health and well-being leadership – setting the culture for project teams;
* Direction for technical delivery of airfield civil schemes across the Airfield Engineering portfolio;
* Technical leadership, identifying skill gaps, training requirements and future technical trends;
* Client-facing and escalation point for Airfield projects;
* Stakeholder engagement (e.g. technical approval authorities);
* Mobilisation of new project teams, including skills development and integration;
* Project programme and resourcing overview, including forward work-planning;
* Commercial performance of projects;
* Delivery, quality and technical consistency across all teams;
* Project governance and compliance, including technical assurance.
Skills/Behaviours
* Chartered Civil Engineer (MICE or similar);
* Good knowledge of Aviation standards in the UK and overseas;
* Detailed understanding of technical requirements for airfield civil engineering projects from rehabilitation and expansion projects to greenfield airports;
* Proven experience in leading all aspects and coordinating multi-disciplinary design of airfield projects;
* Ability to develop strong relationships with clients;
* Ability to build relationships and work with resources and teams within the wider WSP business (regionally and internationally);
* Ability to pass on knowledge and mentor junior members of staff;
* Strong commercial awareness and ability to influence financial performance on projects;
* Able to plan strategically and set the medium-term (2-5 year) direction for technical delivery.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Professional Services
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