Team Leader - Roads

WSP


Date: 1 day ago
City: Bristol, England
Contract type: Full time

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…

The Team Leader will lead a team of circa 35 people, locally within our Bristol Roads team, and additionally part of our attached Roads iCRC team. The Team Leader will work alongside our two other offices in the southwest region and is responsible for the development and operational performance of the team, as part of the wider cost centre to meet regional budget targets and deliver projects. We support both public sector and private sector clients and this role will support major commissions, including, National Highways Scheme Delivery Framework schemes and other Local Authority Frameworks, such as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP), Wokingham and the West of England Combined Authority.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

  • Being a champion of our health, safety, and well-being culture by leading by example.
  • Maintaining an overview of the financial performance for projects within your cost centre.
  • Drive operational excellence to achieve budget targets on utilisation.
  • Manage and monitor technical delivery to ensure ‘right first time’.
  • Line manage and develop members of the team to achieve their goals and aspirations.
  • Lead on business development activities to bring in new, sustainable opportunities for WSP.
  • Supporting and working with the Group Director and their goals for the cost centre.
  • Leading on projects to ensure technical quality and timely delivery.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

  • Experience of managing a Professional Services team, relevant to a Roads discipline.
  • Chartered Member of appropriate Institution.
  • Experience of operating at management level in delivering services into the public and private sector.

Skills and Personal Qualities:

  • Lead, inspire and motivate the team to support the achievement of personal and business goals.
  • Organisational skills to coordinate the delivery activities of a professional team.
  • Clear understanding of the importance of robust business processes and systems and a strong commitment to quality.
  • Strong communication skills, with excellent stakeholder management.
  • Strong influencing skills particularly amongst peers and other managers and leaders.
  • Ability to work openly and collaboratively to maximise overall organisational benefit.
  • Strong commercial acumen.
  • Technical expertise to manage and lead multi-disciplinary projects.

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

Join 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.

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 & Diversity

We welcome applicants with diverse 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 diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

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 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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