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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 looking for an Associate Director across several offices in the UK who can:
* Work directly with our clients to achieve their sustainable transport needs
* Act as Project Director or Project Manager on a wide range of projects while helping to grow and develop our work with clients
* Stay informed about industry trends and best practice
* Oversee projects budget and financial performance
* Undertake technical preparation, review and checking of deliverables within the team
* Work collaboratively with the Liveable Places team and our colleagues in the wider Mobility team and the wider WSP business to achieve our aims and objectives
YOUR TEAM
Liveable Places work with a wide range of local authority & private clients across the UK to help them achieve their place‑making ambitions. We deliver a wide range of schemes from concept to delivery that include public realm, traffic engineering, road safety, traffic signals, pedestrian / traffic modelling, active travel, and parking. Recent key successes include Tees Valley Combined Authority, Leeds City Council, City of York Council, Liverpool City Council, North Tyneside Council, TfGM, Bury Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, West of England Combined Authorities, National Highways, and many more.
The Liveable Places team is based in offices across the country with over 200 staff, currently growing further. We enjoy our work and are enthusiastic people who are great at what we do. This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop in your career through exposure to a variety of experiences.
What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate
* A civil engineering degree or equivalent
* Chartered membership of a relevant professional body
* Proven ability to lead and manage project teams and individuals
* Proven ability to successfully deliver projects
* Proven track record in project management and financial control
* Passion for mentoring and developing talent
* Highway, transport, traffic signals, and road safety engineering experience
* Excellent ability to engage with stakeholders, including public sector officials, members of the public, and other senior colleagues
Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all
Join our close‑knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
About Us
WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. With 72,800 passionate people united by a common purpose of creating positive, long‑lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion, we are dedicated to local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
What’s in it for you?
Work‑life balance: Hybrid working policy offers two days from home per week, with opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences, encouraging everyone to bring their whole and authentic selves to work.
Health & Wellbeing: Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, gymflex scheme, and comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time: ‘WSP My Hour’ allows you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later. We also offer part‑time and flexible working arrangements, optional additional leave purchase, and the ability to use bank holiday entitlement.
Your development: Training, mentoring, and Chartership opportunities support your growth.
#WeAreWSP
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 interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
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