Senior Technical Director – Property & Buildings

What 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. WSP is seeking an accomplished Senior Technical Director to join our Property & Buildings team in Riyadh. This is a highly visible, client-facing appointment for an internationally experienced Property & Buildings professional with a strong technical background in architecture, building structures or building services. While the successful candidate’s professional foundation will be in one of these three disciplines, their wider responsibility will extend across WSP’s full Property & Buildings offering. They will represent our combined building engineering design capabilities, ensuring that clients experience WSP as one coordinated and responsive business. The successful candidate will provide senior oversight of selected projects and client relationships, maintain confidence in WSP’s services, anticipate and control project risk, and bring together the right capabilities from across Property & Buildings. They will also lead selected prospects, take an active role in work winning and remain directly involved in project delivery within their own professional discipline. For the right individual, this is an opportunity to combine client influence, multidisciplinary oversight and direct project leadership in one of the world’s most active and ambitious property markets, supported by WSP’s regional presence and global network of specialists.

Western education in architecture, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering. Approximately 20 years of relevant experience, with substantial experience in the design and delivery of major or complex Property & Buildings projects. Strong understanding of multidisciplinary building design and the ability to bring different disciplines together around the client’s objectives. A strong client-facing record, with the presence and judgement required to represent WSP, manage sensitive issues and maintain client confidence. A proven ability to develop senior client relationships, lead prospects and take an active role in work winning. Experience within a leading international or multidisciplinary consultancy, with exposure to projects and clients across different markets. Excellent professional English communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills. GCC experience and an established regional client network would be advantageous, with Saudi Arabian experience particularly valuable.  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.

Provide senior oversight of selected projects and client relationships; maintain confidence in WSP’s services; anticipate and control project risk; bring together the right capabilities from across Property & Buildings; lead selected prospects; take an active role in work winning; remain directly involved in project delivery within the candidate’s professional discipline.