Job Description
At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.
Responsibilities
- Providing a technical expert role in the delivery of WINEP water resources projects, ideally with expertise in hydro-ecology. You will be working collaboratively across our Sustainable Water Management and Aquatic Ecology teams to lead the delivery of robust technical assessments and high quality reporting.
- Leading day‑to‑day client and regulator engagement for delivery of WINEP investigations.
- Working with Service Area leads to support development and delivery of our pipeline of WINEP projects, and develop and expand our technical capabilities.
- Generating high quality bid proposals and developing innovative solutions to meet our clients’ needs.
- Project management including financial and change control and quality assurance.
- Displaying and promoting a “safety first” attitude in line with WSP’s health and safety policy and procedures.
Your Team
Our Catchment Science team works across a wide spectrum of services covering water resources and security, hydrology and hydraulics, water quality, hydro‑ecology and hydrogeology. Through our projects we provide high quality technical services and advice to high‑profile customers in the UK and overseas, including government departments and agencies, the water industry, and a wide range of other industrial sectors, including power, transport, nuclear, mining, commercial and oil and gas.
What we will be looking for you to demonstrate
- Experience of technical leadership and/or management of water resources WINEP investigations or similar, with the ability to effectively bring together multi‑disciplinary teams of experts to deliver robust technical assessments.
- A clear understanding of regulatory requirements and expectations of WINEP investigations, particularly in relation to the Water Framework Directive.
- Experience in projects involving assessing impacts of abstraction on the water environment, ideally including some hydro‑ecology expertise.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the potential to engage and influence at all levels.
- A sound understanding of client needs and strong commercial awareness. Experience of identifying and developing business opportunities as well as the preparation of winning proposals.
- Excellent report‑writing and technical review skills.
Qualifications
- MSc and/or BSc degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. earth sciences, environmental science, geography, aquatic ecology)
- You will have gained, or be working towards, chartership with a relevant professional body.
EEO Statement
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr…