Technical Director (Civil Nuclear)

Company: WSP Group
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Overview

As Technical Director in WSP's Civil Nuclear team, you will provide strategic technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering groups to shape nuclear delivery. You will guide high-quality design solutions for large-scale new build, SMR/AMR, decommissioning and defence projects, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance. You’ll influence programme outcomes, drive innovation, and grow client relationships to win major programmes. This is a pivotal growth role within a global engineering leader, offering impact across UK nuclear ambitions. You’ll lead with integrity, mentor teams, and help build WSP’s nuclear capability for the next chapter of energy security and net-zero goals.

Pay / Benefits

  • work-life balance
  • hybrid working
  • Thrive wellbeing programme
  • Virtual GP service
  • gymflex
  • flexible working arrangements
Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams to achieve high performance and quality delivery
  • Mentor and develop technical teams to grow capability and support future nuclear professionals
  • Oversee complex engineering projects ensuring technical, regulatory and safety compliance
  • Lead major nuclear programmes including SMR, AMR, large-scale new build, and operational projects
  • Build and maintain client relationships, acting as trusted advisor across key accounts
  • Drive business growth by identifying opportunities and contributing to market strategy
  • Provide commercial oversight across project portfolios, including budgeting, forecasting and contractual management
  • Direct delivery of complex designs, assessments and safety cases
  • Champion innovative approaches and continuous improvement across teams
Key requirements
  • Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng MICE) working towards Fellowship
  • Experience delivering major nuclear infrastructure in a consultancy setting
  • Strong technical expertise in civil, structural, seismic or geotechnical engineering
  • Track record of developing client relationships and supporting business growth
  • Commercial focus with experience managing financial performance
  • Strategic thinker with influence on programme outcomes
  • Proven track record delivering complex projects safely, on time and within budget
  • Mentoring and people leadership skills
  • leadership
  • stakeholder management
  • mentoring
  • civil engineering
  • structural engineering
  • seismic engineering

Posted: September 20th, 2026