Team Leader - Ground and Water

We are looking for an exceptional person to lead our Ground and Water (Contaminated Land) team in India. You will have at least 15 years’ post-graduate experience working in the Geo-environmental field.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting and coaching team members in the GCC Ground & Water Team.  This will include the day-to-day management of a team, delivery of projects working closely with and being supported by other team members, Project Managers and Directors within the UK team.

The position would suit someone with extensive experience in the UK contaminated land sector who would like to further develop their leadership and technical consultancy skills and build a successful team. The role involves organizational and administrative responsibilities and requires skills, such as planning, analysis and Judgement.

The Team Leader will be responsible for both the technical and commercial delivery of projects, including effective delegation and checking of work, and will be responsible for the line management and mentoring of more junior staff ensuring their technical development and career progression.

The Team Leader is also expected to ensure that their own professional skills and competencies are continually improved to meet the requirements of the team and any relevant professional bodies. 

• Degree in Environmental Sciences or Engineering related discipline: for example Geology, Environmental Geoscience,  Environmental  Engineering  or  Civil,  Mechanical  or  Chemical  Engineering  with  focus  on Environment related work.
• Masters degree in Environmental Science, Geology or Engineering related discipline (or similar subject) desirable with focus on Environment.
• Extensive experience (15 years +) working with an Environmental Consultancy or any other company conducting Environmental Site Assessments and contaminated Land risk assessment and remediation for sites in the UK with a full understanding of UK legislation and guidance in relation to contaminated land.
• Be  chartered  with  a  British  institution (such  as  The  Geological  Society,  or  Institue  of  Environmental Sciences), or working towards it with view to achieving chartered status within one year.

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”.

• The requirements of the Ground & Water Team Leader will include, but are not limited to, the consistent delivery of the following tasks and responsibilities:
• Leadership  of  projects  and  line  management  of  staff  including  supporting  career  development (technical, professional and personal) goals of junior staff, to encourage training and learning.
• Be able to travel to support team members in other offices from time to time.
• Provision of reliable, effective and efficient delivery of environmental consultancy services and seeks regular feedback on performance.
• To work in an integrated manner with limited supervision where appropriate and to understand the task at hand; what is required, when it is required etc. and to deliver tasks in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Successful and proactive project management of more complex projects / tasks – strong commercial awareness.
• Provides  technical  direction  including  robust  reviews  of  technical  work  prepared  by  others  with
• constructive and developmental feedback.
• Building strong relationships with the WSP UK teams and to proactively identify the tasks required within a project and confirm their requirements with project managers.
• Supports the UK Team with the preparation of fee proposals for complex and technically challenging projects.
• Is able to successfully manage a number of projects / proposals at one time.
• Promotes the importance of our health, safety and wellbeing culture and demonstrates that they live the values.
• Accurate and efficient preparation of more complex reports – able to convey complex information to others in an understandable  manner.
• Effective delegation of project tasks with review and feedback.
• Preparation and self-checking of interpretative (non-specialist) reports.
• Developing specialist skills in line with career aspirations and PDR with input into specialist reports with limited oversight.
• Takes ownership  of  own  training  path including achieving  further  professional  qualifications  and completing self learning and proactively seeks self-development and exposure to areas of operations out with existing experience.
• Knows technical limits and seeks help as necessary.

Key Competencies

• Can build rapport and relationships with peers.
• Takes pride in their work and encourages others to do the same.
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills and communicates effectively, confidently and professionally. .
• Leads both internal and external meetings
• Has the ability to use your initiative and be self-motivated.
• Has the trust of peers and junior staff so that they feel confident to ask questions to understand objectives and expectations.
• Has the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
• Has the ability to deliver on commitments on time and at the right quality.
• Demonstrates attention to detail.
• Has self-awareness and understands own limitations.
• Is able to effectively manage time.
• Has a strong work ethic.
• Has the ability to work to a defined budget and timescales.
• Can build trust and sustainable support network.
• Engagaes curiosity  and  seeks  solutions  reducing  upward  delegation  and  drives  improvement  in processes.