Nature Services Lead - Infrastructure

At WSP, we're committed to delivering infrastructure that supports communities, economies and the environment. As our Nature Services Sector Lead – Infrastructure
, you'll play a critical role in growing and positioning our Nature Services offering across some of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes, helping clients balance development needs with positive environmental outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded professional who understands the infrastructure sector and can bring together multidisciplinary expertise to create innovative, nature-led solutions for clients.

As Nature Services Sector Lead – Infrastructure, you will lead the development and growth of WSP's Nature Services proposition across the infrastructure market. Working closely with asset owners, operators, contractors and internal technical specialists, you'll identify opportunities, build strategic relationships and help secure major projects from early planning and consenting through construction, maintenance and operation.

You will lead activity across four key work streams:

• Highways
• Rail
• Airports
• Construction (major contractors and delivery partners)

Working across these sectors, you'll help ensure WSP's Nature Services teams are positioned early in project life cycles, supporting clients with integrated environmental and sustainability solutions.

• Develop and maintain the Infrastructure Sector Plan, identifying market trends, policy drivers, investment programmes, opportunities and risks.
• Create targeted growth strategies for highways, rail, airports and construction sectors.
• Identify and prioritise key clients, contractors and delivery partners where Nature Services can deliver the greatest value and growth potential.

• Develop strong relationships with infrastructure owners, operators and major construction partners.
• Support account teams in identifying future opportunities and programme-wide needs.
• Create early engagement strategies that position WSP ahead of procurement activities.

• Coordinate Nature Services input into complex bids and strategic opportunities.
• Bring together specialist teams to develop compelling, client-focused solutions.
• Shape winning propositions that address ecological risk, programme delivery challenges and commercial objectives.

• Identify upcoming frameworks, capital investment programmes, maintenance contracts and construction packages.
• Track market developments and position WSP's Nature Services teams at the earliest stages of project planning.
• Maintain visibility of sector opportunities and drive long-term growth.

• Strengthen WSP's client proposition across:
  • Ecological assessment and advice
  • Planning and consenting
  • Biodiversity enhancement
  • Arboriculture
  • Habitat creation and management
  • Construction environmental support
  • Operational asset management
  • Nature-based solutions

• Work collaboratively across ecology, aquatic ecology, marine, biodiversity, arboriculture and natural capital teams.
• Integrate Nature Services into wider transport, engineering and construction offerings.
• Coordinate cross-sector opportunities and multidisciplinary solutions for major clients.

• Monitor investment priorities, procurement activity, competitor movements and regulatory changes.
• Share insights and recommendations with business leaders and technical teams.
• Help shape WSP's strategic positioning within the infrastructure sector.

You’ll likely bring a combination of:

• An understanding of infrastructure procurement, project…