WSP

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Technical Director Land

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Job Summary

Provide regional leadership for land referencing and delivery of infrastructure projects across Manchester and Leeds, working with multidisciplinary teams across Engineering, Engagement, Environmental, and Planning. Lead business development and bid/tender writing, raise the profile of WSP Land, and act as a trusted advisor to clients. Manage regional resource strategy and lead successful project delivery, including technical guidance on statutory processes such as CPO and DCO.

Location: London, Manchester, Leeds

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead delivery of WSP Land business development across Manchester, Leeds and the wider northern region for sectors including electricity, highways, rail, water, telecoms, gas, and renewable energy.
•Work with WSP disciplines to identify multidisciplinary opportunities, strengthen collaboration, and grow the business.
•Raise the profile of WSP Land with clients, partners, public bodies, target sectors, and regional professional networks.
•Manage regional resource strategy including staff retention, succession planning, recruitment, and workload planning.
•Provide technical direction on Land projects, including statutory processes to acquire land and land rights such as CPO, DCO, and Transport and Works Act Orders.

Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym Membership

Key Requirements

•Experience managing/directing the delivery of land services including land referencing, orders production, acquisition of consents, consultation, and landowner engagement.
•Experience working with multidisciplinary teams across sectors and throughout all stages of scheme development.
•Experience reducing land risk for clients and advising on land-related matters across a project lifecycle.
•Experience of Public Inquiries/Oral Hearings and managing objections.
•Degree in Geography, Agriculture, Land and Estate Management (or similar).

Education:Bachelor's in Geography, Agriculture, Land and Estate Management

Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementNegotiatingCommunicationRisk management

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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