Associate Director​/Technical Director – Water Quality

Position:
Associate / Technical Director – Sustainable Water Management Consulting

As an Associate / Technical Director within WSP’s Sustainable Water Management Consulting group, you will lead a portfolio of high-profile projects addressing water quality challenges in the water resources, environmental and infrastructure sectors. Your role will involve technical delivery, project direction, mentoring, training development, bid proposal generation, client-facing deliverables, collaboration across disciplines, and promoting a safety‑first culture.

• Leading the technical delivery of projects covering all aspects of water quality.
• Project direction including financial and change control, and quality assurance through checking and reviewing.
• Mentoring, developing and supervising junior colleagues (with opportunities for formal People Management).
• Working with the Water Quality Service Lead to develop a programme of water quality training.
• Collaborating with the team and the Water Quality Service Lead to develop and agree scopes of services.
• Generating high quality bid proposals and developing innovative solutions to meet client needs.
• Overseeing the production of high quality client- and public-facing deliverables, demonstrated through excellence in communication and the presentation of complex data.
• Collaborating with other sectors/disciplines to deliver water quality aspects of diverse projects.
• Displaying and promoting a ‘safety first’ attitude in line with WSP's health and safety policy and procedures.

• Degree-level qualifications in a relevant subject (e.g., geography, geology, geochemistry, earth/environmental science, civil engineering). Higher degree desirable.
• Experience working on national-level infrastructure projects such as DCOs, RAPID schemes, or National Highways (HEWRAT, CEMPS, EMPS).
• Strong project management and direction skills, with experience managing projects from start to finish; framework management experience desirable.
• Clear understanding of client needs, with a track record of leading and winning work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence at all levels and develop junior staff.
• Strong commercial awareness; experience in identifying and developing business opportunities and preparing winning proposals.
• Excellent report-writing, technical review, numerical and analytical skills, with an eye for detail and a passion for solving challenging water quality problems.
• Chartered or working toward chartership with a relevant professional body.

• Flexible hybrid working – home two days a week and modern offices across the UK.

• Work‑life balance initiatives such as “WSP My Hour” and flexible leave options.

• Health & wellbeing support – Thrive programme, virtual GP service, gym membership schemes, menopause support.

• Inclusivity and belonging – diverse workforce, employee resource groups, culture of inclusion.

• Continuous professional development – training, mentoring and chartership support.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status or pregnancy. 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.