3 months ago

Associate Director - Airport Sector Lead (Water)

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Job Summary

Lead technical ecology delivery for aquatic projects in the UK and internationally, managing a dedicated ecology team, engaging clients and regulators, and contributing to bid opportunities. Drive quality of service, develop the team, and lead business development to expand the portfolio across airport and water sectors.

Location: Bristol, London, Manchester

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Provide technical leadership across the Ecology team to deliver expertise in aquatic ecology investigations across all project stages, from bidding/feasibility/optioneering, extensive field survey programming, detailed design and assessment.
•Act as technical lead for the production of consent related technical assessments such as Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA) and Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessments.
•Maintaining quality of service provision.
•Business development, client liaison and establishing new clients.
•Growing, leading, and developing teams and supporting and training junior staff.

Key Requirements

•A degree in ecology or a related biological science (postgraduate qualification advantageous)
•Demonstrable commercial consultancy experience
•Extensive knowledge of UK and EU wildlife legislation, planning policies, licensing requirements and best practice survey techniques
•Demonstrable experience working on large-scale environmental projects
•Willingness to undertake line management responsibilities and a business leadership role

Experience:EcologyEnvironmental consultancyWater

Education:Bachelor's in Ecology

Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentoringBusiness developmentStakeholder management

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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