Associate Director – Civil Engineering (Water / AMP8)

Overview

As an Associate Director in WSP’s Regulated Water Asset Design team, you will lead delivery of complex water infrastructure projects across the UK and internationally. You’ll shape multi-disciplinary work, mentor engineers, and drive client satisfaction while advancing sustainability and net-zero initiatives. You’ll work to grow our services within the AMP8 programme and beyond, collaborating with blue-chip clients and WSP teams worldwide. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery to create lasting community impact.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Work-life balance
• Thrive wellbeing programme
• Virtual GP service
• Gymflex scheme
• Menopause support package

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of project delivery, including health & safety, technical quality, schedule, and budget
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and coordinate cross-functional inputs
• Shape service delivery and pursue opportunities to expand offerings within WSP UK and overseas
• Build and maintain client relationships to ensure outcomes and satisfaction
• Drive innovative approaches, new services, and digital product development
• Contribute to the Future Ready and Net Zero programme
• Act as an ambassador for best practice within Asset Design and client initiatives
• Lead bid preparation, and manage resources and budgets
• Line-manage and develop graduate engineers and degree apprentices
• Support recruitment and growth of the civil engineering team
• Continue developing technical, managerial, and leadership capabilities

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• Chartered status, or significant progression toward ICE or CIWEM membership
• Experience leading engineering design teams (civil and related disciplines)
• Experience delivering projects to defined budgets and schedules
• Experience in checking/technical approval on linear civil infrastructure or related design
• Mentoring or coaching junior civil engineers
• Client-facing experience
• Strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills

• Excellent communication
• Client-facing / stakeholder management
• Mentoring and people development
• Civil engineering design
• Project delivery management
• Multi-disciplinary team leadership

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