Associate - Collaborative Partnering

Associate, Collaborative Partnering (ACP)

As a hands‑on performance coach and trusted advisor, you will work with colleagues, partners, and clients to develop high‑performance culture, collaborative behaviours, and working practices for leaders and teams delivering complex infrastructure programmes.

WSP’s Collaborative Partnering Team (CPT) works with clients, project leaders and delivery teams to establish and embed a high‑performance collaborative culture, behaviours and ways of working. We support projects across the entire lifecycle with a practitioner‑based approach organised into four broad work streams.

• WORK WINNING: Contribute to tender strategy and response, and prepare integrated delivery teams for client engagement in the tendering process.
• PROJECT MOBILISATION: Help leaders and teams establish and embed a high‑performance culture, collaborative behaviours and ways of working to effectively mobilise complex, integrated programmes.
• PROJECT DELIVERY: Develop leaders’ knowledge, skill and capability, and provide bespoke team performance interventions to enable successful project delivery and strengthen the client experience.
• CLIENT
  
  EXPERIENCE:
  
  Provide consultation and deliver projects directly for clients: organisation development, culture and collaboration, leadership and team development.

The ACP works fluidly with CPT colleagues to build strong, trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders and works with them to understand needs, providing advice, guidance and bespoke interventions that build knowledge, skill and capability.

• Build strong, trusted partnering relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enable effective needs analysis and the successful delivery of Collaborative Partnering Services.
• Provide fully aligned subject‑matter expertise, advice, feedback and coaching to individuals and teams.
• Design and deliver high‑quality leadership and team interventions that meet needs, required outcomes, budget and timescale.
• Partner with colleagues to contribute to work‑winning strategy, written responses, and to train and prepare tendering teams for client engagement.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of Collaborative Partnering services and toolkits.
• Role‑model high performance collaborative behaviours in all interactions.

• Demonstrable knowledge of human behavioural science, leadership theory and team dynamics with experience helping project teams work effectively together.
• Excellent facilitation skills, in‑person, online and hybrid for large and small groups. Ability to leverage technology as required to ensure a positive and fully engaged experience for all participants.
• Confidence providing advice, coaching and constructive challenge to drive high performance and the achievement of programme outcomes.
• Interest in providing high‑quality consulting services directly to clients and integrated teams and to contribute to the development of best practice for collaborative working in our sector.

• Positive, growth‑minded, and able to see the opportunity in challenging situations and behaviours. Able to authentically and consistently role‑model the collaborative behaviours we espouse.
• Strong emotional intelligence skills and the ability to influence without positional authority. Confidence to challenge leaders and their teams appropriately and constructively.
• Results‑driven; proactive, accountable, responsible for delivery with a strong client orientation.
• Resilient, self‑motivated, and able to remain calm under pressure when working to deadlines.
• Able to self‑evaluate performance, accept feedback and learn. Willingness to adjust approach and behaviours as required to ensure professionalism and the delivery of high‑quality work.

• Ability to plan and effectively manage multiple pieces of work amidst uncertainty and change to ensure results on time and to budget, reporting as required to keep team, clients and stakeholders informed.
• Willing and able to operate within established systems and processes to…