Environmental Management and Assessment Team Lead
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Environmental Management and Assessment Team Lead to join our team at WSP in Canada. As one of the largest environmental consultancies in the UK and Ireland, we work on some of the most challenging and high-profile projects across every sector.
This role will offer you the opportunity to lead large, multiple, and complex projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety. You will work with colleagues, diverse environmental specialists, clients, and engineering teams to promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement.
Key Responsibilities:
* Business Development: Play a key role in the expansion and diversification of our offer in the water sector, working alongside sector leads and client account managers to provide thought leadership and win new business.
* Environmental Advice: Provide environmental advice and support to clients, project managers, and colleagues.
* Sustainable Design: Work with colleagues and clients to promote sustainable design and environmental enhancement.
* Project Leadership: Lead large, multiple, and complex projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety.
* Client Relationships: Build relationships with clients and identify opportunities to provide support in areas such as resourcing, programming, strategy development, and project delivery.
* Marketing and Cross-Selling: Proactively seek to develop new client relationships and actively seek opportunities for marketing services and cross-selling, including presenting at conferences on behalf of WSP.
* New Business Opportunities: Undertake activities to secure new work, including developing proposals for complex opportunities, delivering strategic level bids and framework opportunities, and undertaking business development opportunities.
* Innovation: Lead on and contribute to the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business, whether through Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA, etc.
* Performance Improvement: Drive performance improvement and career advancement opportunities across the team.
* Team Culture: Promote and build team culture and be identified as a 'go-to' person within the wider team, supporting others in problem solving and achieving team and business goals.
* Inclusive Workplace: Promote an inclusive workplace, demonstrating an understanding of health and safety while living the values of our health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
* Business Strategy: Undertake actions that contribute towards the success of the WSP business strategy, while being self-motivated towards goals relevant to the role, team, and your projects.
Qualifications:
* A relevant environmental/planning degree or equivalent experience.
* Demonstrable experience in EIA delivery for major water schemes.
* Familiarity with other consenting processes such as Habitats Regulations Assessments, SSSI Assents.
* Thorough knowledge of a diverse range of environmental issues.
* Proven line management experience.
* Proven track record of developing and upskilling internal teams.
* Evidence of successfully driving business growth.
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.