Associate Director, Collaborative Partnering

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Job Description

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program, and construction management professionals.

We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services.

Guiding Principles

• We value our people and our reputation.
• We are locally dedicated with international scale.
• We are future-focused and challenge the status quo.
• We foster collaboration in everything we do.
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

Collaborative Partnering at WSP

WSP's Collaborative Partnering Team (CPT) works with clients, project leaders and delivery teams to establish and embed high performance collaborative culture, behaviours and ways of working. We work across the project lifecycle, offering a practioner-based coaching approach in four broad streams of work:

WORK WINNING: We contribute to tender strategy and response, and prepare, train and coach leaders and integrated delivery teams for client engagement during the tendering process.

PROJECT MOBILISATION: We help leaders and their teams establish and embed high-performance culture, collaborative behaviours and ways of working to effectively mobilise complex, integrated programmes.

PROJECT DELIVERY: We develop senior leaders' knowledge, skill and capability and provide bespoke team performance intervention to enable successful project delivery and strengthen the client experience.

CLIENT EXPERIENCE: We provide consultation and deliver projects directly for clients: organisation development, culture and collaboration, leadership and team development.

The Associate Director, Collaborative Partnering (ADCP) works as a hands-on practitioner, performance coach and trusted advisor internally, with our collaborative partners and directly for clients. They are responsible for the development of high-performance culture, collaborative behaviours and working practices for leaders and teams working on complex infrastructure programmes.

The ADCP takes a strategic approach to collaborative partnering, providing a wide range of interventions for colleagues and clients. They build strong, trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders and work with them to understand needs, providing advice, guidance and bespoke interventions that build knowledge, skill and capability.

The ADCP is a wide ranging and diverse role as no two teams or projects are alike with leadership, team and client readiness playing a large part in determining where and how the ADCP provides guidance and support. The ADCP works independently and fluidly across all four CPT services and with people at all levels of the organisation from executive leadership through to front-line delivery, with the ability to identify, develop and facilitate the right intervention, at the right time, to drive the team forward to success.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, trusting 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 at all levels of the organisation.
• Design and deliver high-quality leadership and team development interventions that meet needs, required outcomes, budget and timescale.
• Assess and coach leadership and team performance to applicable requirements.
• Partner with the Strategic Bid Team to contribute to work winning strategy, written responses, and train and prepare tendering teams for client engagement.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of the Collaborative Partnering services, approaches and toolkits.
• Work independently with little oversight whilst maintaining alignment with organisational and team vision and strategic priorities as well as programme budget and timescales.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients through the delivery of quality consulting services.
• Role model high performance collaborative behaviours in all interactions.

Qualifications

Role Requirements:

• Demonstrable knowledge of behavioural and social science theory (human behaviour, organisation development, leadership, and team dynamics), with experience helping leaders and teams put best practice into practical action to achieve results.
• Experience and interest in taking a practitioner-based coaching approach to help leaders and teams find and sustain success.
• Experience personally designing and leading behaviour-based developmental programmes that support project teams, helping them establish and embed good collaborative practise.
• Confidence working with leaders and teams internally and externally across all levels of the organisation, providing trusted advice, coaching and constructive challenge to drive high performance and the achievement of programme outcomes.
• Interest and demonstrable experience providing high-quality consulting services directly to clients and client teams, building relationships and repeat business over time.
• Interest in partnering within WSP and externally with experts in standards such as ISO44001 and Project 13 / collaborative delivery models to implement and contribute to the development of best practise for collaborative working in our sector.

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Organisation Development and/or Organisation Psychology preferred.
• Extensive learning and development experience may also apply if accompanied by demonstrable experience personally designing and facilitating bespoke leadership and team-based interventions.
• Chartered CIPD level experience or equivalent preferred.
• Executive / senior leader coaching qualification and/or experience facilitating development through performance (behavioural) coaching preferred.

Mobility:

• The work will be performed both virtually and across the U.K. with frequent, flexible travel required
• Ability to travel in/out of London and Birmingham on the day preferred.

Reporting Line:

This role will report into the Head of Collaborative Partnering.

About Us

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today's world it's important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important - whether that's for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP's Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the "WSP Hour" which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that's why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that's chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.