Technical Executive - Civil gb

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

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.

Candidates should take the time to read all the elements of this job advert carefully.

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.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Our Mining & Metals group is a leader in future-led end to end mining solutions and delivery of services to our clients.

We specialise in delivering comprehensive and tailored solutions for the mining industry.

Our team manages and executes large-scale capital projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety and leave a lasting positive legacy in the communities we engage with.

What you’ll do:

At WSP, we're shaping the future of mining through technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

As our Mining & Metals business continues to grow, we are seeking an experienced Technical Executive to provide technical leadership, governance, and strategic direction across a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Reporting to the Engineering Executive, you will provide technical stewardship and leadership to a team of engineers, specialists, and technologists while championing best practice engineering outcomes across the discipline.

You’ll play a key role in establishing and maintaining frameworks, standards, and processes that promote technical excellence, innovation, and consistent project delivery.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineering professionals.
• Drive succession planning, talent development, and capability growth within your discipline.
• Foster a culture built on collaboration, accountability, , and continuous improvement.
• Support performance management, career development, and technical competency growth.
• Champion health, safety, wellbeing, and employee engagement across the team.

• Provide technical leadership and governance across your discipline.
• Ensure consistent application of engineering standards, quality processes, and best practices.
• Drive innovation and continual improvement of technical systems, templates, methodologies, and delivery frameworks.
• Support project teams through technical guidance, review, and quality assurance.
• Promote knowledge sharing and technical collaboration across the broader WSP network.

• Develop strong relationships with key clients and industry stakeholders.
• Understand client challenges and position WSP to deliver innovative solutions.
• Represent WSP at industry events and within professional networks.
• Support a OneWSP approach by connecting clients with capabilities across the wider business.

• Contribute to business development, proposals, and strategic pursuits.
• Provide discipline input into engineering estimates and bid strategies.
• Support resource planning and forecasting across multiple projects.
• Drive safe, efficient, and high-quality project execution.
• Identify and mitigate project and delivery risks before they impact outcomes.

You're an established technical leader with a reputation for engineering excellence, strong commercial awareness, and the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status (CPEng) or equivalent, or eligibility to obtain chartership.
• Appr…