Senior Technical Director

1 week ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates WSP Global Inc. Full time
Senior Technical Director - Building ServicesWhat 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.

At WSP Middle East, The Senior Technical Director – Building Services is a key role in driving excellence across people management, project delivery, operational performance, client engagement, and strategic growth. Leading a regional team of over 100 professionals, the role focuses on fostering development, delivering innovative and sustainable engineering solutions, and ensuring operational efficiency. With a strong emphasis on client relationships and alignment with regional and global strategies, the role aims to enhance service offerings, secure key projects, and promote collaboration across business units, embodying the "One WSP" vision.

Your new role, what's involved?
  • Responsible for a regional team in excess of 100 people – mentoring, development, CPD, and progression planning with a focus on retention, engagement, nationalisation, and diversity.
  • Project Delivery:
    • Provide guidance to the teams in delivering high quality, innovative, market leading, bespoke and sustainable engineering solutions to our Clients
    • Ensuring lessons learned from projects are captured and communicated across the various delivery teams
    • Ensure deliverables are high quality and consistent with our brand expectations
    • Ensure that Health & Safety is embedded into all work practices in line with company policies
  • Operational Excellence:
    • Work closely with the Discipline Director and Sub-Team Leaders to manage and report on the discipline's commercials
    • Focus on key metrics – revenue, cash collection, utilization in line with the BU's target aspirations
    • Seek opportunities for enhancements in our ways of working, challenge the status quo by leveraging digital / innovative tools and processes
    • Focus on inter-BU and inter-region engagement to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing
  • Working with Client Account Leads across the business to enhance Client Engagement throughout the project life cycle
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with Clients and stakeholders in the region
  • Effectively track and act upon, Client Feedback throughout the project life cycle
  • Understand the regional and global business strategy and reflect that in the discipline specific strategy – right projects for the right clients in the right geographies
  • Diversity in Offering – Seeking out opportunities to develop new service lines, drive Regional and Sector Focus
  • Prospect Leadership of single-disciplinary or large multi-disciplinary opportunities driving a strong technical approach through the delivery of our tender and carrying that through into project set-up.
  • One WSP – Driving a 'One WSP' approach through all activities by understanding our business, capabilities and strategies, and enhancing cross-BU engagement
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
  • A degree in engineering or a closely related field. Plus 18 years of experience in our industry.
  • Preferably already have a strong network in the Middle East and / or the Built Environment.
  • Strong communication abilities, able to articulate complex ideas in a creative manner and able to influence or persuade others.
  • Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistent and goal-oriented
  • Strong business acumen with an aptitude for improving processes with a commitment to internal and external client service.
  • Ability to travel, as needed.
  • Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
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? What if we can be accepted for who we are? 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 days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

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.

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