Senior Project Director – Ireland

About the Opportunity

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.

Responsibilities

• Being the primary point of contact with senior and executive level client representatives on major project’s portfolio
• Leading a large group of multi-disciplined professionals delivering the clients overall requirements
• Developing new proposals, project mobilisation, and maintaining the monthly project review cycle
• Working with the Client and design teams to deliver compliant designs on time and within budget
• Managing resources effectively and efficiently to meet fluctuating work loads and Client demands
• Directing the project team to deliver appropriate and cost-effective solutions
• Developing relationships with other WSP teams for multi-disciplinary project delivery
• Agreeing fees and managing the commercial position on the project

About You

It is anticipated that you will be a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with extensive post-professional qualification experience. Key requirements include:

• Leadership skills to inspire and lead a large team on complex projects
• Project management and technical delivery lead of medium to high complexity road schemes
• Excellent inter-personal skills with strong leadership and management abilities
• Establishing, building, and sustaining strong client relationships
• Strong project and commercial skills with the ability to develop innovative delivery solutions
• Experience within Roads – design and supervision of major road-related projects

Eligibility

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.

Benefits

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 Company

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 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 with a hybrid working policy
• Inclusivity & Belonging with a culture of inclusion and employee resource groups
• Health & Wellbeing support through the Thrive program and Gymflex scheme
• Flexibility in working hours and part-time arrangements
• Development opportunities through training, mentoring, and 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.