Head of Environmental Services (UK&I) GCC

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”.