Associate Director, Engagement & Consultation (North Region Lead)

WSP
Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Collaborative leadership","Line management","Coaching","Stakeholder relationship building","Negotiation","Problem-solving","Strategic thinking","Organization","Attention to detail","Decision-making"]

Lead WSP’s North region Engagement and Consultation delivery for major UK infrastructure programmes across water, transport, energy, and environmental sectors. You’ll advise project teams and clients on engagement and consultation strategies for complex, multi-disciplinary projects, ensure compliance with relevant planning legislation, and embed global best practices. Manage and develop distributed teams, strengthen client relationships, and take commercial and delivery responsibility including tenders, resourcing, budgets, and risk/programme oversight.

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Associate Director, Engagement & Consultation (North Region Lead)

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Job Summary

Lead WSP’s North region Engagement and Consultation delivery for major UK infrastructure programmes across water, transport, energy, and environmental sectors. You’ll advise project teams and clients on engagement and consultation strategies for complex, multi-disciplinary projects, ensure compliance with relevant planning legislation, and embed global best practices. Manage and develop distributed teams, strengthen client relationships, and take commercial and delivery responsibility including tenders, resourcing, budgets, and risk/programme oversight.
Location: Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead regional delivery of engagement across major UK infrastructure projects and oversee distributed teams.
  • •Advise project teams and clients on engagement and consultation strategies for complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
  • •Ensure compliance with planning legislation, including DCO requirements and the Planning and Infrastructure Act (2025).
  • •Plan and deliver stakeholder communications and consultations, including risk and issue management, public events, and high-quality outputs.
  • •Take commercial and delivery responsibility for major projects, including tender responses, resourcing, budgets, risks, and programme delivery.

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience leading consultation and engagement on large, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
  • •Degree qualified or equivalent relevant professional experience.
  • •Membership of a relevant professional or trade body (desirable).
  • •Experience across road, rail, utilities, water, environment, or energy sectors.
  • •Demonstrable line management experience, including delivering training and performance improvement initiatives.
Experience:InfrastructureUtilitiesWaterEnergyEnvironment
Skills:Collaborative leadershipLine managementCoachingStakeholder relationship buildingNegotiationProblem-solvingStrategic thinkingOrganizationAttention to detailDecision-making

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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