WSP

1 week ago

Associate Director / Regional Lead, Land

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 23 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Provide regional leadership for WSP Land across Manchester and Leeds, driving business development and supporting delivery of land referencing services for major infrastructure schemes. You will build relationships with clients and stakeholders, lead bid/tender writing, manage regional resource strategy and project delivery, and provide technical direction on statutory land and land rights processes (e.g., CPO/DCO and access arrangements).

Location: Manchester, Leeds

Workplace: Hybrid

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 to secure new projects, extensions, and clients.
•Work with Engineering, Engagement, Environmental and Planning teams to identify multidisciplinary opportunities and strengthen regional collaboration.
•Act as a trusted advisor to clients, engaging with client capture teams and Key Client Managers (KCMs).
•Manage regional resource strategy, including retention, succession planning, recruitment and workload planning, to build team capability.
•Provide technical direction on Land projects across the North of England and wider UK, including statutory processes to acquire land and land rights (e.g., CPO, DCO, Transport and Works Act Orders, wayleaves and access arrangements).

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym Membership

Key Requirements

•Experience managing/directing delivery of Land services including land referencing, Orders production, acquisition of consents, consultation and landowner engagement.
•Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams across sectors and locations through all stages of scheme development.
•Experience reducing land risk for clients and advising on land-related matters across the project lifecycle.
•Experience of Public Inquiries/Oral Hearings and managing objections.
•A degree in Geography, Agriculture, Land and Estate Management or similar.

Experience:InfrastructureRenewable energyLand referencingNet zero

Education:

Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationInfluencingNegotiation

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

Website LinkedIn

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

WSP