**What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?** At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you. To find out more about our **ENERGY** business, click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Energy | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-GB/sectors/energy) **A little more about your role…** In this role, you will lead the Gas & Thermal Engineering team to develop innovative solutions to complex problems, delivering projects at various stages of maturity. Through a structure of discipline, you will oversee the production of deliverables, collaborate with internal and external clients, and provide leadership to the group. You will work closely with the Energy Transition Service Line Director to achieve the business goals set out in our strategic plan. **You will head the team to deliver the following:** + Leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team to deliver technically excellent solutions to our clients across a broad portfolio of projects. + Providing visible technical and team leadership and governance. + Developing designs and approaches that clearly differentiate WSP from our competitors. + Promote and lead innovation across the team and the application of engineering principles to first of a kind projects. + Working collaboratively with other groups within WSP and maximising cross-selling opportunities. + Support business leadership in the preparation and review of key bids, provide input into pricing strategy. + Identification of skills gaps and recruitment of technical staff. + Maintaining and developing processes and procedures to ensure efficient delivery of design. + As part of the group leadership team, helping to meet group business objectives and KPIs. + Support and ensure the integration of UK-wide best practices, i.e., BMS, SHEQ. + Interface with iCRC and promote its effective use within the region. + Maintain an overview of workload, utilisations, and associated resource requirements, and work with team leaders as appropriate to ensure resources are fully utilised within technical capability. + Promote the performance review process and support career development; encourage training and learning in association with the Discipline Lead. + Interface with the Discipline Lead on all staff matters requiring support. + Support project leaders for extraordinary performance issues, both positive and negative, developing cost-to-complete forecasts and calculating outturn position. **Your Team** Our team’s expertise covers all Energy Transition generation and conversion technologies including novel, first of a kind concepts and other low or zero carbon technology. Working together with private developers, power utilities, government bodies, banks, lending agencies, contractors, and OEMs, we safely deliver projects whilst meeting and exceeding client expectations. Our teams are tactically placed in the UK, India, Ireland, and wider Europe. We work internationally with our clients and other Energy sector teams in North America, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. The Energy Transition team provides services to clients from inception through development, construction, operation, and decommissioning. An approach that sees us support our clients over the entire lifecycle of a project. **What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…** + Degree qualification in relevant engineering subject supported with significant postgraduate experience in engineering design and/or operation, maintenance, and testing. + Chartered Engineer and a member of the relevant engineering institute. + The ability and desire to assume a lead role in the development of the engineering team skill set and breadth of service. + Significant experience of managing design and engineering teams. + Detailed knowledge of the design, construction, and operation of power and energy projects, ideally including low or zero-carbon technologies and gasification. + Ability to establish, build, sustain, and share strong, professional relationships with relevant internal and external groups. Driven to exceed client expectations. + Outstanding Customer focus and a commitment to problem solving. + Experience and an excellent understanding of the CDM Regulations. + Excellent commercial awareness and extensive experience of cost estimating and build-up of cost, time, and resource plans across all engineering disciplines. + Willingness to travel within the UK and overseas. Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team. **Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.** Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. **With us, you can. Apply today.** **\#LI-DM2** We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. **WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?** **Work-life balance** At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK. **Inclusivity & Diversity** We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity. **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 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package. **Flex your time** To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you. **Your development** We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership. **\#WeAreWSP** _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._