Head - Environmental Services (UK&I) GCC

Head - 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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:

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• 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.