WSP

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Director of Major Projects and Change (Health and Life Sciences)

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Job Summary

Lead complex, system-wide transformation in health and life sciences through advisory services, delivering outcomes-led project, programme and change management. Build Centres of Excellence, set standards, and mentor high-performing teams while collaborating with infrastructure and project management to drive value, governance, and thought leadership for clients in regulated environments.

Location: United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the development of a Centre of Excellence for complex project and programme management, establishing scalable, pragmatic standards, frameworks and best practice tailored to health and life sciences clients.
•Apply an outcomes-led approach to major project and programme delivery, with methodologies including Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid models within regulated environments to maximise client value.
•Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, providing end-to-end guidance across complex projects including governance, PMO design, risk and benefits management, and independent assurance.
•Lead the development of a Centre of Excellence for change management, setting standards and best practices to shape culture and leadership capability for sustainable transformation.
•Provide leadership, mentoring and capability development to build a high-performing, multi-skilled team delivering complex projects and the people side of change.

Key Requirements

•Strong track record delivering complex projects and programmes in health, life sciences and/or public sector, either in consulting or industry
•Ability to thrive in environments with high levels of complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity, developing effective and innovative solutions at pace
•Expert understanding and practical application of project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) and change management principles
•Trusted advisor with the ability to build credibility with senior clients and align clinical, operational and regulatory stakeholders in complex health and life sciences settings
•Experience in developing new opportunities and winning work through trusted client relationships and leading bids

Experience:HealthLife sciencesHealthcareConsulting

Skills:LeadershipCommunicationStrategic thinkingMentoringStakeholder management

Certifications:APM PMQPRINCE2Prosci

Languages:English

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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