Head of Water

3 weeks ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates WSP Global Inc. Full time
Head of Water & Utility Network Services We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you'll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, and working on projects that transform society for all of us.

WSP is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic professional to join us as the Head of Water & Utility Network Services. This senior leadership role involves overseeing and driving the performance of the water and utility network design teams while ensuring the successful delivery of multi-disciplinary projects across the region. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven track record in growing this sector while achieving recognised strategic and financial targets.

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a pivotal division within a well-established consultancy, shaping the future of water and utility network services in the Middle East.

Your new role, what's involved?

Team Management:

  • Lead and manage the Utilities Team, including power, water, drainage, sewage, gas, and chilled water service lines.
  • Manage the Water Team, specializing in hydrology, reservoirs, dams, pumping stations, and treatment systems.
  • Foster a collaborative and innovative working environment to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.
  • Responsible for the monthly Profit & Loss (P&L) for this Sector.
  • Develop and execute annual growth targets, budgets, and forecast performance quarterly targets.

Leadership and Strategy:

  • Provide strategic leadership, fostering innovation and excellence in project delivery.
  • Contribute to the successful execution of multi-disciplinary projects by collaborating with other department heads and stakeholders.
  • Ability to grow the service lines through market intelligence and client relationships.

Client Relationship Management:

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with our key clients to maintain organic growth.
  • Client centric mindset who can establish new service lines or growth in new areas to the business.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for key client accounts, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and repeat business.

Operational Excellence:

  • Establish and maintain robust operational processes to enhance efficiency and quality with particular emphasis on monthly profit margins and efficient project delivery.
  • Ensure adherence to industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices and manage the team capabilities inter-regionally in achieving this.
  • Strong understanding of the sectors pricing strategies for work winning and delivery of projects.
  • Ability to grow our resource centres to improve margin and offshore more work effectively.
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, or a related discipline; a Master's degree is preferred.
  • Minimum of 20 years of experience in water and utility network services, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
  • Proven expertise in managing large, diverse teams and delivering complex engineering projects.
  • Strong financial acumen with experience in P&L management and achieving growth targets.
  • Excellent client management skills with a track record of developing and sustaining client relationships.
  • Familiarity with regional regulatory frameworks and industry standards in the Middle East.
  • Exceptional strategic leadership and decision making abilities.
  • Ability to inspire, mentor, and lead diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
What's in it for you?

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? Here at WSP – we can WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application. As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions. Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognize the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Apply now and be the future of WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering 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.

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