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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.\nA little more about your role…\nThe Planning discipline has 800+ consultants and engineers across the UK. Development accounts for 300 of this number located in 15 offices within the UK.\nSpecifically supporting the Development part, you will play a key role in the growth aspirations for Southampton and Southwest to South and Southeast region. This senior position will be very much centred on client facing activities, technical leadership and business growth, rather than day-to-day operational management and will play an integral part in supporting the initiative to diversify our team, both in staff numbers and revenue. You will be:\nProviding strategic direction and highly visible leadership\nExhibiting and demonstrating behaviours and attitudes in accordance with WSP core values\nWorking in partnership with other colleagues to ensure coordination across the Development discipline and sharing of market intelligence, best practice and innovation\nEngaging with the Technical Leadership Group (TLG) to promote technical innovation, best practice and technological advancements for infrastructure development for major projects\nLiaising with the Regional Director and local Office Place Leads in setting and agreeing appropriate local team structures / shapes / skills sets\nDriving business development by being embedded within local networks of decision makers and establishing lasting relationships\nWinning work from key accounts and align the business to secure major opportunities and an increasing order book\nLeading and support bids by contributing reviewing and authorising submissions and by demonstrating added value both commercially and technically\nActing as Project Manager or Director for major projects and strategically important commissions\nSupporting all aspects associated with H&S / Corporate Responsibility and ensure the team complies with SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) \nMentoring of selected colleagues on the Succession Planning Schedule, Emerging Talent schedule\nYOUR TEAM\nThe Development Team is a well-established and high performing discipline within the Planning and Development business unit which includes over 800 colleagues focused on project delivery through the whole project life cycle, from initial land acquisition, planning support and design, through to scheme implementation and handover.\nOur vision is to be recognised as the best Development team in the industry. We strive to achieve this through continuous improvement and a management structure comprising of four pillars, namely; Technical Excellence, People, Clients and Operational Excellence.\nWe help our clients to promote, implement and manage sustainable development, from pre-feasibility through to planning consent; establish plans and provision for how an area, its accessibility, and needs, will develop over time and guide sustainable future development; and develop multi-disciplinary design from concept through to detailed design and construction.\nWe work with public/private sector land promoters and house builders, developers, signature architects, Government, and local authorities. Some of the multi-disciplinary services we provide that you will help deliver include:Civil engineering, highways design and earthworks strategies\nUtilities, energy planning and coordination\nDrainage, flood risk and SuDS\nSite appraisal, due diligence, and strategic planning advice.\n\nWhat we will be looking for you to demonstrate…\nInter-personal skills with good leadership and management abilities.\nCommercial and strategic capability with a demonstrable track record in having identified and subsequently delivered new business opportunities.\nExpert stakeholder management and related relationship and team management skills.\nDemonstrate ability to improve, motivate and encourage others within the workplace, lead and implement change programmes, inspiring colleagues and drive an innovative and supportive culture. Act as a catalyst for change.\nForward thinking, capable of visualising and planning for the longer term.\nA broad range of project experience, both within Discipline and multi-disciplinary.\nDemonstrate an ability to communicate effectively, use own knowledge to support and coach others as required. Actively champion sharing knowledge, ideas and intelligence. Have presentation skills, able to lead and facilitate workshops, training sessions and one to one learning. Influential and persuasive internally and externally, encourages open dialogue and feedback.\nAble to establish, build, sustain and share, professional relationships with relevant groups both inside and outside the organisation. Driven to exceed client expectations.\nAble to reason logically and apply a systematic process to finding solutions, proactive in responding to problems, able to apply sound logic in situations of ambiguity and problem-solving methodologies across a range of circumstances.\nDegree level qualification in civil engineering\nChartered status or working towards chartership\nA broad range of project experience across civil design for developments.\nDon’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.\nImagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.\nJoin 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.\nWith us, you can. 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