Technical Director (WSP Architecture)
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A little more about your role…
We are seeking a Technical Director to support our major programme multidiscipline capability, playing a pivotal role in shaping and delivering complex, high-value schemes across the UK.
This is a strategic leadership role within a fully integrated, multi discipline consultancy, offering the opportunity to lead major projects that bring together architecture, engineering and specialist disciplines at scale.
The position goes beyond a traditional architectural leadership role, providing end to end influence across programme definition, technical delivery and client engagement across a diverse multi-sector portfolio.
What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…
Sector Leadership and Growth
- Act as a senior leader with the agility and experience to work across multiple sectors, supporting the growth of our offer
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with key clients and stakeholders within complex organisations and supply chains
- Contribute to sector strategy, positioning WSP as a leading delivery partner for major national programmes. Driving Major Project and Programme Leadership
- Lead delivery on large scale, multi discipline projects, working across integrated teams.
- Provide technical and strategic leadership on projects involving complex operational, security and regulatory requirements
- Act as a programme level advisor ensuring alignment between architectural design and wider engineering and infrastructure solutions
Multi Discipline Integration
- Work closely with engineering, infrastructure and specialist teams to deliver coordinated, high performing solutions
- Champion a whole system approach, ensuring the design is fully integrated with wider project objectives
- Support the development of collaborative delivery models across disciplines
Technical Excellence - Provide senior technical oversight, ensuring design quality, compliance and innovation
- Set standards for delivery across the team, particularly in high risk and secure environments
- Lead design reviews and technical governance processes
- Team Leadership and Development
- Play a key role in mentoring and developing the team
- Support the growth of the WSP cross sector capability, including recruitment and skills development
- Act as a visible leader within the UK wide team
About You
- Proven experience leading multi discipline and architectural delivery within complex public programmes and sectors
- Ability to operate at both strategic and technical levels, influencing clients and internal teams
- Experience working within or alongside large integrated consultancies or complex project environments
- Have an ability to communicate technical detail graphically and effectively alongside stakeholder management
Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.
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