Associate Director - Roads & Highways

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project management, technical leadership and timely delivery of technical outputs from inception to completion with a range of internal ME colleagues including :

• Act as the 'face' of the India-based Roads & Highways team
• Local health and safety, welfare, risk, information security, and assessment / compliance
• Project, programme and financial management
• Promote WSP Vision and Values
• Actively promote the ME GCC culture within the team and ensure that the staff deliver on promises
• Interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams
• Manage the team and processes to ensure the preparation and checking of documents, reports and other technical outputs / deliverables from a variety of Highways-related disciplines meet internal and client requirements and quality assurance standards.
• Provide highly visible, inspirational leadership and direction for the GCC ME Roads & Highways team, ensuring that it is aligned with the wider ME business
• Mentoring team members towards professional accreditation or equivalent
• Carry out and report on staff appraisals and performance development reviews
• Recruitment to achieve budgeted and programmed team growth
• Monitor and review team capability in the use of the required standards, processes, software tools, and, with technical colleagues, identify training required
• Identify opportunities to upskill existing technical resources or recruit new capabilities to deliver additional services or enhance existing ones
• Identify further skills that could be brought into the GCC, India to deliver additional services or enhancements to various businesses
• Ensuring that the Business Management System is implemented and maintained
• Seek regular feedback on team performances, ensure criticisms are positively converted into opportunities for improvement
• Develop / maintain excellent relationships, ensuring repeat business and client satisfaction, internally and externally
• Contribution to bids and marketing material
• Contribute to the design of operational processes, systems, quality measurement processes, and achievement of KPIs
• Ensure process and governance such that all projects comply with Health and Safety, and Quality Assurance Standards.
• Carry out audits of adherence to WSP Management and Quality processes and implement corrective measures where required

Client / External focus

People

Business Focus

Key Competencies / Skills

Mandatory skills

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally , in 550 offices across 40 countries , we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At 'WSP' we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones : Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.

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We are

Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.

Working with Us

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.

Our Hybrid Working Module

With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our 'Making Health and Safety Personal' initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.

Inclusivity and Diversity

WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength - Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.

With us, you can.

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Skills Required

Quality Assurance, Project Management, Financial Management, Technical Leadership