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.
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms dedicated to delivering projects that meet the urgent environmental and social challenges of the 21st century. With an international team of experts in all aspects of environment and sustainability, we provide a vast range of skills in affecting game changing solutions across every sector. And with access to a wider team of engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, and surveyors, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals we bring a truly multi-disciplinary integrated service.
THE TEAM
Our Sustainability and Safety Advisory Discipline is a team of integrated specialists across the fields of Environmental management, Health, Safety, Social and Sustainability management. We have specialists to deliver integrated and multi-service advisory support to our clients and across almost all sectors, from energy, water, industry and local government through transport, commercial property, financiers and investment, through to aviation, we have a very broad experience and in-demand services that create genuine impact.
We work on a variety of project sizes, from small commissions of several days (e.g. fast response due diligence), through to advising on the development of mega-projects (e.g. HS2, Rogan Hydro Power Plant) or the delivery of very long term and high impact programmes (e.g. the Global Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme).
Sustainability and Safety Advisory (S&SA) comprises three service lines; i) Sustainability and Climate Change (S&CC), ii) Responsible Production and Consumption, Policy and Permitting and iii) Health and Safety. The discipline has a very broad capability and seeks to join up across our discipline as frequently as possible to deliver on our clients integrated demands.
The Sustainable Certification team is one of eight teams within the S&CC service level, together with Corporate ESG and Climate Change, Carbon/Net Zero, Lenders and Investors ESG, Environmental Due Diligence, Microclimate, 360 Energy and Industrial Decarbonisation.
Overall, our S&A Discipline exists to help our clients manage their risks, and identify and implement impactful programmes which deliver positive and sustainable change.
A Little More About Your Role…
The appointed Sustainable Certification Team Lead will be a member of the senior leadership team of S&CC (circa 130 people). This will be a role with a specific responsibility for the growth and development of the Sustainable Certification services with a substantial contribution to the growth of wider sustainability services in the built environment in collaboration with other team leads across the service line. This position will also have team lead accountability for strategic growth, client care, project delivery, technical excellence and operational delivery.
- Team Growth - Develop and implement a robust Sustainable Certification growth strategy in collaboration with other team leads to identify areas where offerings can be leveraged affecting market growth, or services and tools integrated to business advantage across the built environment.
- Team Ethos - Develop and instil a culture of inclusivity, collaboration, commitment and pride, with the aim of fostering a team that people want to join and then remain and progress through, while achieving all that they are capable of. Actively champion and role model diversity within the workplace and drive an inclusive environment where colleagues collaborate and thrive based on personal and collective contributions.
- Leadership - Actively demonstrate leadership in safety, health and wellbeing, with a commitment to a zero-harm culture.
- Budget responsibility – Accountable for the performance of the team against agreed budgets and targets set at service line level including profitability.
- Client relationship management and business development – ensure a client centred culture within the team and personally lead critical client and partner relationships, and support business development activities for the team through participation in internal and external market profile raising activities and functions, and through involvement with strategic clients.
- Technical quality and innovation – Instil a culture of technical excellence and innovation promoting the importance of quality, sustainability, technical excellence, innovation and best practice solutions.
What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…
The successful candidate will be an existing or aspiring business leader with a demonstrably accomplished career to date within a multi-disciplinary client centric environment. You will be comfortable with leading from the front and be recognised by clients as an expert in their chosen field. The business has a diverse service offering so the individual also needs to have a growing breadth of understanding across other core discipline services and wider WSP services and have a detailed knowledge of Sustainable Certification services offered by WSP.
- Leadership – experienced leader in their field with a positive internal and external market profile and someone that drives an innovative and trusted culture. Demonstrates the desire to constantly improve, motivate and encourage others, leads and implements change programmes, inspires colleagues and drives an innovative and supportive culture.
- Operational Performance – oversight of the operational performance for the Sustainable Certification team, including the combination of workload pipeline development and tracking, project UK and iCRC team resourcing, net revenue delivery, in addition to, WIP and Debt (Working capital) management.
- Strategic thinking and direction – forward thinking, capable of visualising and planning for the longer term. Designs, communicates, engages and drives initiatives and strategies.
- Technical skills – High level of experience and technical knowledge in their team with broad, developing knowledge of others.
- Communication – Sharing knowledge, intelligence and inspiration. Demonstrates an ability to communicate effectively, to support and coach others, and to motivate through passion and empathy. Actively champions sharing knowledge, ideas and intelligence.
- Persuasive – Influential and persuasive internally and externally but encourages open dialogue and feedback.
- Innovation – challenges the status quo, encourages, research and the development of new techniques, is well informed about current developments in their own area of expertise, and is alert to opportunity in service and product.
- Team building – works collaboratively and consultatively, leads, develops and participates in a culture of team working. Has a track record of building high performing teams.
- Relationship building – able to establish, build, sustain and share strong, professional relationships with relevant groups both inside and outside the organisation. Understands and manages expectations and ensures that these are then exceeded.
- Externally facing – external market profile, recognised within their profession by co-professionals and clients.
- Problem Solving – able to reason logically and apply a systematic process to finding solutions, proactive in responding to problems, able to apply sound logic in situations of ambiguity and problem solving methodologies across a range of circumstances.
- Developing people – has a passion for developing the full potential of others with good coaching skills. Understands and respects diversity and difference using this for the advantage of both the individual and the business.
The Successful Candidate Will Have
- Manages project teams of significant size;
- Extensive experience in successfully delivering Sustainable Certification and wider sustainability projects in the built or natural environment; and
- Extensive experience of budgeting and profitability on projects to meet team net revenue and EBITDA targets.
- Educated to degree standard, MBA or similar post degree qualification an advantage. Exceptional candidates without a degree will be considered, if they can demonstrate equivalent professional qualifications (e.g. Chartered Status);
- Full membership of a relevant professional body;
- Continued their professional development, through participation in relevant organisations, conferences, events and self-study (formal institutional CPD evidence is not required as this varies significantly between professions).
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.
With us, you can. Apply today.
About Us
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.
Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Diversity
We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.
Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Med24 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time
To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.
#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 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.
