Head of Project Engineering Management - Low Carbon (Energy)

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Job Description

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. 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.

A little more about your role...

Provide clear, supportive strategic, technical and operational leadership for the Project Engineering discipline, ensuring engineering delivery is technically excellent, well-governed, commercially sound and aligned with WSP best practice (BMS, SHEQ and internal procedures). Lead in a way that is fair, transparent and inclusive, creating conditions for all colleagues to do their best work.

Lead, mentor and develop Project Engineering Managers and the wider engineering community so that work is consistently high-quality, well-coordinated, properly resourced and delivered efficiently across all phases (feasibility, concept, FEED, detailed design and execution).

Create meaningful opportunities for professional growth and model healthy work-life balance. Lead high-profile projects and help grow the business by engaging clients, contributing to bids and building long-term partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Governance

• Provide ethical, transparent and supportive technical leadership that empowers diverse teams and reflects WSP's Guiding Principles.
• Oversee the Project Engineering Managers community, setting clear expectations and consistently applying robust engineering governance across projects.
• Maintain and continuously improve processes and the engineering governance framework (e.g., design reviews; checking and approval workflows; change management; quality assurance).
• Identify skills gaps and lead fair, inclusive recruitment, training and succession planning to build a balanced pipeline of talent.

Project Delivery Oversight

• Ensure projects are properly scoped, resourced, planned and controlled from an engineering perspective, with clear quality standards and accountable ownership.
• Coach and support Project Engineering Managers to deliver effectively across feasibility, concept, FEED, detailed design and execution.
• Enable efficient coordination between engineering disciplines, client teams and stakeholders, using collaborative digital tools and clear communication routines.
• Act as an escalation point for complex technical and delivery challenges, facilitating balanced, risk-aware decisions.

Technical Excellence & Innovation

• Champion structured development and ensure equitable access to stretch opportunities for all team members.
• Champion technical excellence, innovation and continuous improvement, encouraging experimentation and learnings from success and failure.
• Promote adoption of best practice, digital delivery and structured lessons-learned across the engineering lifecycle.
• Drive value engineering, design optimisation and risk reduction across major workstreams, balancing innovation with safety and assurance.

Commercial & Strategic Contribution

• Support bid preparation, pricing strategy and scope definition for tenders and proposals, ensuring clarity of assumptions and deliverables.
• Contribute to business planning, market positioning and capability development for the engineering function.
• Partner with project managers to manage engineering budget, schedule and risk exposure, and to communicate trade-offs clearly to stakeholders.

People, Culture & Performance

• Build an inclusive team culture rooted in respect, belonging and psychological safety.
• Model WSP's Guiding Principles by demonstrating integrity, empathy, continuous learning and accountable leadership.
• Ensure equitable access to development opportunities, coaching all team members to realise their goals and potential.
• Encourage open dialogue, proactive feedback and a collaborative approach across all engineering disciplines.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate...

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional registration (or demonstrable equivalent experience with commitment to attain).
• Substantial experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex projects (Energy, Power, Industrial or similar).
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and develop engineering managers and senior engineers, with evidence of inclusive people leadership.
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, design assurance and project lifecycle management, including risk and change control.
• Track record of managing multidisciplinary technical delivery and building effective interfaces with internal teams and clients.
• Commercial awareness with experience contributing to bids, pricing and project strategy, including balancing value, risk and quality.

Desirable Attributes

• Experience in value engineering, FEED studies and first-of-a-kind or high-complexity projects.
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams and effective remote/hybrid collaboration.
• Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align diverse views and make balanced decisions.

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.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?

With us, you can. Apply today.

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About Us

We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.

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.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you - giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That's why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

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.