
Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Technical Director - Roads & Highways
Lead and grow the UK Roads & Highways practice, overseeing strategy, technical delivery and client engagement.
Job Highlights
About the Role
We are seeking an accomplished Technical Director to lead and grow the Roads & Highways practice within the UK Local Government Business. This senior leadership role is responsible for setting strategic direction, providing high‑level technical oversight, and ensuring operational excellence across complex, multi‑disciplinary infrastructure projects. • Lead and grow the Roads & Highways practice for UK Local Government. • Define and execute strategic direction for the service line. • Provide high‑level technical oversight on multi‑disciplinary infrastructure projects. • Ensure operational excellence and successful delivery of complex projects. • Foster a high‑performance technical culture and drive innovation. • Maintain strong client and stakeholder engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸practice lead
- ▸strategic direction
- ▸technical oversight
- ▸operational excellence
- ▸innovation
- ▸client engagement
What You Bring
• Operate in a safety‑first environment recognized with multiple RoSPA awards. • Thrive in an inclusive, diverse workplace with unbiased career development.
Requirements
- ▸safety-first
- ▸rospa
- ▸inclusive
- ▸diverse
- ▸career dev
Benefits
We offer a flexible hybrid working model that balances collaboration, productivity, and quality, allowing teams to work both on‑site and remotely while maintaining cultural integrity. Health, safety, and wellbeing are core to our culture; through the "Making Health and Safety Personal" initiative and a Zero Harm Vision, we have earned six consecutive RoSPA Health and Safety Awards. • Work within a flexible hybrid model that balances collaboration and productivity. • Benefit from global expertise and opportunities to contribute to landmark projects.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time