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About PMCM

PMCM is a newly established discipline combining complementary services from across WSP UK. It covers a broad range of project-related services, including project management, portfolio management and programme management, cost management, commercial management, and building surveying. It also features a major project, multi-disciplinary design management capability.

With a strong track record serving clients from across industries, including Transportation, Buildings, Water, Energy, Defence, PMCM has ambitions to be recognised as a market leader. We’re looking to grow the business with capable, energised and professional expertise across all our major offices.

About the role:

PMCM’s Civil Infrastructure and Utilities (CIU) group provides project management and commercial services to UK clients across a range of sectors, including highways, government, water, energy, nuclear and defence. Its projects extend from single-discipline deliverables to nationally and internationally significant infrastructure projects. The group delivers services to clients from offices across our UK footprint with large teams in London, Birmingham and Manchester.

The Group Director will lead our c.130-strong CIU group, reinforcing and developing its strong people, project and client focussed culture.

A typical week would include:

• Oversight of all activities within CIU, including project and business performance, work winning/pipeline management, client relations and employee engagement.

• Leading and being accountable for driving growth for your group.

• Building strong client relationships, engaging regularly with clients and driving client focus in the group.

• Being accountable for establishing & maintaining a professional project/commercial management team capable of delivering the required services to our clients. Developing succession and resilience to future proof the business and it’s offering to our clients.

• Establishing robust processes and procedures to manage the group business and associated project risks.

• Developing and leading delivery of the strategy to achieve financial performance of the group and accountability for achievement of the group’s financial and operational targets.

• Actively leading on Health, Safety and Wellbeing activities across the group

• Delivering accurate and informative periodic business reports.

• Ensuring all company safety, quality, environmental, commercial and project management procedures are followed.

• Personal accountability for the successful delivery of complex projects up to £5m.

Who we are looking for

Our new Group Director for CIU will have experience in the Transportation, Energy, Water or Defence sectors. They will be able to balance client, staff and commercial expectations with business operational performance.

The successful candidate will be highly collaborative, entrepreneurial, people and client focussed, and used to tackling the challenges that complex infrastructure projects can present.

The role requires a relentless focus on safety, a passion and enthusiasm for our work, a desire to grow our business, a constructively innovative mindset and an open, honest and accountable approach. The Group Director will be: tenacious and responsive in solving issues; focussed on our clients and people in equal measure; proactive in seeking improvement, and: demonstrably inclusive and respectful of behaviours in all their interactions.

The role also includes Profit and Loss accountability at group level and requires an individual with proven skills and experience across all aspects of business operations including financial and commercial management; business development, health and safety leadership; people management; application of corporate systems; recruitment and staff development.

Qualifications, experience and character:

• Chartered Membership of a relevant professional body (APM/ICE etc).

• Experience leading major projects or a significant portfolio of projects with proven project delivery.

• Experience with major UK clients in a consultancy environment.

• Good understanding of commercial management of consultancy services to clients including business unit Profit and Loss accounts

• A proven track record of providing business, commercial, project leadership across a wide range of major infrastructure projects for government and private sector and in more than one sector. (Transportation, Defence, Energy, Water preferred)

• Demonstratable commitment to a proactive culture of health, safety and wellbeing. Thorough knowledge of H&S legislation, CDM requirements, and Safe by Design principles.

• Naturally curious, solution focussed and responsive to client problems. You’re naturally driven to collaborate and exceed client expectations.

• Natural ability to develop strong customer and stakeholder relationships, through effective listening and influencing skills.

• A collaborative approach to work effectively with other Groups and Disciplines within WSP to provide ‘One WSP’ Solutions.

• A ‘People First’ approach with a focus on creating an open, inclusive and engaging work environment for our team.  

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When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.