Head of Facades

WSP

Dubai, UAE

Ref: HP362-1409

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

About the Role:

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking.

Join WSP, and you'll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise and working on projects that transform society for all of us.

WSP is looking for a Head of Facades to provide sound and effective technical leadership to the Facades teams, leading by example to achieve company goals, and drive the commercial success of the team.

WSP welcomes applications for part time and flexible working and would be happy to discuss potential options with you as part of your application.

A typical week would include:
* Organize and lead the technical development of both Facade Engineering and Facade Access teams (collectively known as 'Facades')
* Facilitate the development of a regional Facades team strategic vision, in-line with WSP's P&B Regional & Global strategy, to inform a discipline team-level business strategy
* Act as custodian of the strategy at that team level, ensuring that the team acts, reacts and responds to the goals in its day-to-day function
* Be responsible for the commercial success of those teams, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively and budgets are both met in terms of revenue and OM, and not exceeded in terms of cost
* Contribute to an effective network of key team members in P&B in all business development, bidding, and project delivery activities
* Contribute to multi-discipline bids as well as being the sole driver of single discipline bids
* Assist and develop the regional and global profile of the ME P&B business, in conducting this role, and seek to undertake discipline specific business development activities, as well as taking and making cross-selling opportunities
* Develop and market the technical offering of Facades, through bids, presentations, talks, articles, training and networking
* Proactively engage new and existing clients in the regional market to develop actionable intelligence, allowing P&B to predict and position the business for opportunities
* Support and facilitate a WSP culture of customer service to internal and external stakeholders
* Enhance and oversee the quality of Facades deliverables striving to exceed client expectations
* Show a high level of expertise in the exercising of the duties of the role in achieving the strategic targets of the team
* Seek to understand and implement the administrative processes of WSP, and our Way of Working, including adherence to the quality system
* Mentor, guide and holistically care for the welfare of my team specifically, and colleagues generally
* Health, safety and ethics are without question at the core of the role and personal approach to working
* Champion sustainability as a concept, in the delivery of Facades

Requirements

We'd love to hear from you if you have:
* At least a Bachelor level degree, with a professional qualification
* 20+ years technical experience, the majority of which is in a fa?ade consultancy role at a senior level with knowledge of current design processes
* Able to perform senior-level client negotiations with clear substantive speaking, writing, and interpersonal communication skills
* Experience in developing, growing, leading, and inspiring strong teams with a relationship building management style
* Adaptable to a wide range of tasks and responsibilities
* Experience with the commercial management of a business unit
* Confident presenting to senior internal, and external, stakeholders
* Comfortable using my initiative and working independently
* Solutions focused

What if we can?

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.

About us:

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognise the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring.? Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

About the Company

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 36,000 talented people in more than 500 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

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