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WSP USA Associate Project Director - Roads in Mumbai, India
Job Description
Act as the Project Director/ Lead for the UK Local Government/ Authority - Roads team projects
Health & safety, welfare, risk, information security, and assessment/compliance
Project, programme and financial management
Promote WSP Vision and Values
Actively promote the UK GCC culture within the team and ensure that the staff deliver on promises
Interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams
Manage the team and processes to ensure the preparation and checking of documents, reports and other technical outputs/deliverables from a variety of Highways-related disciplines meet internal and client requirements and quality assurance standards.
Provide highly visible, inspirational leadership and direction for the GCC UK Local Government team, ensuring that it is aligned with the wider UK business.
Mentoring team members towards professional accreditation or equivalent
Carry out and report on staff appraisals and performance development reviews
Monitor and review team capability in the use of the required standards, processes, software tools, and, with technical colleagues, identify training required
Identify opportunities to upskill existing technical resources or recruit new capabilities to deliver additional services or enhance existing ones
Identify further skills that could be brought into the GCC India, to deliver additional services or enhancements to various businesses
Ensuring that the Business Management System is implemented and maintained
Seek regular feedback on team performances, ensure criticisms are positively converted into opportunities for improvement
Develop/maintain excellent relationships, ensuring repeat business and client satisfaction, internally and externally
Contribution to bids and marketing material
Contribute to the design of operational processes, systems, quality measurement processes, and achievement of KPIs
Ensure process and governance such that all projects comply with Health and Safety, and Quality Assurance Standards.
Carry out audits of adherence to WSP Management and Quality processes and implement corrective measures where required
People
Inclusively lead people, clearly articulating the vision, defining responsibilities, delegating effectively and providing constructive feedback
Inspire and motivate departmental staff towards technical progression
Be self-motivated to take on a leadership role in project work with a clear focus on timeliness, quality and technical excellence.
Managing people through change and develop succession plans
Create and support innovation
Deal with conflict appropriately
Work across cultures (e.g. international and/or multi-disciplinary projects), embracing diverse points of view
Strategic Leadership & Delivery
Support/ Lead to deliver framework/ contract projects to the highest quality standards.
Set clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations for all team members
Develop and implement strategies that align with organizational and framework objectives.
Stakeholder & Client Engagement
Act as the primary point of contact for the relevant GCC Teams and other framework leads.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, to ensure alignment and satisfaction.
Facilitate cross-regional and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Change Leadership & Innovation
Champion the adoption of new technologies, tools, and processes to enhance framework delivery.
Lead change initiatives and foster a culture of innovation and adaptability.
Qualifications
Years of Experience: 18 to 25 years
Masters in Highways/ Transportation (preferable)
Chartered Engineer/ Professionally Qualified with recognised Institute
Mandatory skills
You should be able to demonstrate a proven working knowledge of the Design Standards practiced across the UK and experience
Track record of senior technical experience in Highways discipline.
Excellent communication, internal client handling, interpersonal skills and listening skills with the ability to influence and interact with people
Comfortable leading internal engineering discussions and the experience and ability to understand, evaluate and explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical professionals
Technical manager with management acumen and strong leadership skills
Open-minded and intellectually agile
A hard-working self-starter with initiative and ability to work within a team environment
Understand own strengths and impact, adapting behaviour according to different situations and individuals
Able to work effectively under pressure
Act ethically with fairness, honesty, and integrity
Successful track record of delivery of large detail design projects in the Highways sector within the context of a professional services provider
The candidate should have demonstrable experience in resource and project management
The candidate should be aware of current and emerging technologies relevant to the highways sector
Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals, and design teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Effective time management and strong organisational skills
BGV:
Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.
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