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A Little More About Your Role… Are you ready for the next step in your career? Are you eager to develop and help deliver and grow our portfolio of high-profile projects solving groundwater challenges in the water resources, environmental and infrastructure sectors? We are seeking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and committed Technical Director to lead a range of projects undertaken by the Catchment Science team.

Your role will be varied and challenging and is likely to include the following:

• Leading the technical delivery of projects covering all aspects of water resources hydrogeology, groundwater modelling, groundwater flooding, monitoring and groundwater quality
• Project Direction including financial and change control and quality assurance through checking and reviewing.
• Mentoring, developing and supervising junior colleagues with opportunities for formal People Management.
• Working closely with the team and the current Hydrogeology and Groundwater Services Lead to develop and agree scopes of services.
• Generating high quality bid proposals and developing innovative solutions to meet our clients' needs.
• Undertaking and supervising the production of, high quality client- and public-facing deliverables, demonstrated through excellence in communication and an ability to present the visualisation and interpretation of complex data.
• Working collaboratively with other sectors/disciplines to deliver the hydrogeological aspects of a wide range of challenging and engaging projects.
• Displaying and promoting a 'safety first' attitude in line with WSP's health and safety policy and procedures

We are looking for an experienced Associate Director/Technical Director capable of both independent work and working as part of a team. You will be a highly motivated, numerate candidate with excellent communication skills able to focus on both internal team development and external business development.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate …

• Groundwater and Water Resources modelling to support water resource estimation and management, as well as environmental impact assessment
• A strong understanding of UK hydrogeology and of the environmental and regulatory framework of UK water management
• Strong project management and direction skills, with experience of managing projects from start to finish.
• A clear understanding of client needs, their opportunities and challenges, with a track record of leading and winning work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the potential to engage and influence at all levels, in particular in the technical development of more junior staff.
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience of identifying and developing business opportunities as well as the preparation of winning proposals.
• Excellent report-writing, technical review, numerical and analytical skills, with an eye for detail and enjoy solving challenging hydrogeological / hydrological problems.

Qualifications:

• MSc Hydrogeology combined with a BSc degree in a related discipline (e.g. geology, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, environmental science)
• You will have gained, or be working towards chartership with a relevant professional body

We offer a dynamic, but supportive environment for a motivated and talented individual to fulfil their potential. We recognise that our people are central to our success as a business

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society.

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