Job Description

The Head of Specialists – India is responsible for leading, developing, and growing WSP's Specialist Services community across India.

The role acts as the primary custodian of the Specialist Services Strategy within India, ensuring alignment with regional and global objectives while creating an engaged, high-performing, and connected specialist workforce.

The position is primarily a people leadership role focused on talent, capability, collaboration, and strategy execution rather than day-to-day technical delivery.

The successful candidate will ensure that the specialist disciplines in India operate as an integrated community, supporting business growth, technical excellence, innovation, and global collaboration while delivering the same operating model and culture successfully established within the Middle East.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities

Strategy Implementation
Lead the implementation of the Specialist Services Strategy across India.
Translate strategic objectives into practical actions, measurable outcomes, and annual business plans.




Drive adoption of the four specialist strategy pillars:
Grow Our Expertise
Empower Our People
Expand Client Centricity
Leverage Our Platform
Monitor progress against KPIs and strategic initiatives.
Act as the key link between India, the Middle East, and Global Specialist leadership teams.
People Leadership & Capability Development
Lead and develop the Specialist Services community across India.
Build a robust culture of collaboration, engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Partner with discipline leaders to identify capability gaps, succession needs, and future talent requirements.
Develop talent pipelines and career pathways for specialist staff.
Drive retention strategies for key talent.
Support the development of future leaders through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
Champion diversity, inclusion, and employee engagement initiatives.
Organisational Growth & Workforce

📌 Head - Specialists (Noida)
🏢 WSP in India
📍 Noida