About this role
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. • Strong 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 professional 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”.