The UK&I; GCC Head of Environmental Services (E&E;) is expected to demonstrate effective and visible leadership, focusing on employee engagement, retention, and capability development. The role will build high-performing teams delivering Landscape & Urban Design, Cultural Heritage & Archaeology, and Acoustics services to UK clients, supporting infrastructure planning and environmental projects.

This position involves close collaboration with UK&I; Environmental Services and other Earth & Environment teams within the E&E; Business Unit in UK & GCC. The Head of Environmental Services will provide strategic guidance on attracting talent, improving team utilization, embedding consistent practices, and ensuring high-quality delivery. The role is growth-oriented, supporting our ambition to expand GCC Environmental Services through new service lines, capability building, and delivering high-value services that meet evolving UK market needs.

Leadership & Team Management

- Lead and represent the India-based Environmental Services team (Landscape, Heritage, Archaeology, Acoustics) as the primary point of contact, collaborating with WSP UK E&E; teams.
- Support workforce planning, recruitment, and onboarding to meet growth targets.
- Oversee local compliance with health, safety, welfare, risk management, and environmental legislation.
- Foster a “one team” UK–GCC culture, encouraging open communication and collaboration.

Technical Excellence

- Bring specialist expertise in at least one discipline (Landscape & Urban Design, Cultural Heritage & Archaeology, or Acoustics).
- Demonstrate working knowledge and appreciation of the other disciplines to ensure integrated project delivery.
- Oversee production of high-quality outputs such as masterplans, heritage conservation strategies, archaeological assessments, and acoustic studies.
- Provide technical governance and quality assurance across all Environmental Services deliverables.
- Mentor and support team members, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration and innovation.
- Ensure all outputs align with UK standards, legislation, and best practices.

UK Integration & Ways of Working

- Promote GCC Environmental Services achievements within UK E&E; and the wider GCC business.
- Seek feedback on team performance and convert challenges into opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with UK and GCC leads to identify qualified staff for projects, balancing scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
- Support technical governance of GCC deliverables to align with UK standards.

Client / External Focus – Delivery Oversight

- Act as a key liaison with UK Environmental Services leadership, promoting GCC capabilities and ensuring success.
- Review audits and ensure adherence to WSP quality processes, implementing corrective measures where needed.
- Stay updated on UK environmental policy, heritage legislation, and competitor activity.
- Ensure GCC Environmental Services contributes effectively to bids, proposals, case studies, and client pursuits.

People – Capability Evolution

- Manage GCC Environmental Services resource utilization, forecasting, and cross-selling opportunities.
- Inspire staff towards professional memberships (e.g., Landscape Institute, Institute of Acoustics, Chartered Institute for Archaeologists).
- Lead appraisals, performance reviews, and succession planning.
- Mentor and coach team members towards qualifications in environmental sciences, design, heritage, and acoustics.
- Actively reshape the capability mix towards digital tools (GIS, BIM, acoustic modelling,



heritage databases).

Success in this Role Means

- Strong, trusted UK–GCC relationships in environmental services.
- High utilization and predictable deployment of teams.
- New capabilities built and embedded across disciplines.
- High-quality delivery aligned to UK standards.
- Clear, scalable operating model between UK and GCC.
- Growing, motivated Environmental Services E&E; team.
- Demonstrable shift towards digital and data-led services.
- Tangible GCC Environmental Services team actively supporting UK projects.

Key Competencies / Skills

- Senior leadership experience in environmental consulting, landscape architecture, heritage, archaeology, or acoustics.
- Proven GCC delivery model management with UK stakeholder engagement.
- Robust governance, quality assurance, workforce planning, and utilization management.
- Commercial awareness with contributions to bids and proposals.
- Excellent communication and ability to explain complex environmental issues to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience preparing assessments under UK legislation (e.g., planning frameworks, heritage protection acts, acoustic standards).
- Awareness of emerging technologies (GIS, BIM, acoustic modelling, digital heritage tools).

Desirable Skills

- Chartered skilled accreditation (e.g., Landscape Institute, Institute of Acoustics, Chartered Institute for Archaeologists).
- Experience establishing or scaling GCC teams supporting UK/global markets.

- Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Landscape Architecture, Cultural Heritage, Archaeology, Acoustics, or related discipline.
- 18–20 years of diverse experience in environmental consultancy, design, heritage conservation, acoustics, project management, and leadership in consulting environments.

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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