WSP

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Director, Life Sciences (Health and Life Sciences)

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Job Summary

Lead growth of a life sciences property advisory offer across England, shaping propositions and routes to market while building new relationships with occupiers, landlords, developers, investors, and partners. Provide market-facing transactional, agency, and strategic advice across acquisitions, disposals, lettings, lease advisory, rent reviews, and portfolio strategy. Lead options appraisals and cashflow analysis, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and strengthen pipeline, profile, and people development.

Location: London, Cambridge

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the growth of WSP’s Life Sciences Property Advisory offer across England by identifying target clients, shaping propositions, and converting new opportunities.
•Provide transactional, agency, and strategic property advice to life sciences clients based on occupier demand, market conditions, funding drivers, and commercial objectives.
•Lead property transactions including acquisitions, disposals, lettings, lease advisory, rent reviews, and related client-side negotiations.
•Use market intelligence and sector networks to identify emerging requirements, generate leads, and position WSP for repeat and strategic advisory work.
•Lead options appraisals, development strategies, market assessments, and cashflow analysis; manage scope, quality, risk, and profitability across commissions while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Gym MembershipFlexible HoursVirtual GpAdditional Leave

Key Requirements

•A strong track record in transactional, agency, or specialist property advisory work, ideally in a consultancy, agency, client-side property team, or similar environment.
•Degree qualified, or equivalent, with a relevant professional qualification such as MRICS preferred.
•Excellent knowledge of property markets, transaction processes, occupier requirements, landlord/investor drivers, and wider economic and commercial trends.
•Strong client relationship, negotiation, networking, agency, and business development skills, with evidence of originating, winning, and growing market-facing work.
•Experience leading, motivating, and developing collaborative teams with an inclusive, empowering leadership style.

Experience:Life sciencesProperty advisoryReal estateTransactionalAgency

Skills:LeadershipClient relationship managementNegotiationNetworkingCommercial judgment

Certifications:MRICS

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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