Head of Environmental Services

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.

• 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”.

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.