Associate Director / Technical Director - Future of Mobility

A little more about your role…

Due to our expanding public and private sector workload, our Future of Mobility team are looking for an Associate Director or Technical Director with experience and knowledge of emerging modes, services, systems and business models within the transport sector to join the team. Experience could include one or more of: connected and automated mobility; new modes and services, including micromobility; and ticketing, payment and information systems.

This is a consultancy and advisory role. You will work with public and private sector clients to help them make better decisions about the future of mobility – shaping strategy and policy, feasibility, trials and pilots, investment cases, delivery programmes, and monitoring and evaluation.

Working as part of a consultancy team, you will be on several projects and client accounts at any given time. Although the role has a focus on the areas outlined above, your work may cover a variety of areas of expertise.

There is flexibility around where this role can be based, with potential base locations being Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London or Manchester.

The role is a varied one but will include following responsibilities: 

• Leading on a range of consultancy projects (as Project Director), which at any one time could include a selection of the following:
  • Undertaking market and policy research to assess how new modes and services could be applied in real world context.
  • Supporting clients with funding applications, horizon-scanning, policy development and strategic decision making
  • Designing and delivering research to understand user needs, public attitudes and behavioural responses
  • Leading feasibility studies to assess the viability of emerging transport interventions
  • Developing business cases, investment narratives and funding applications for new modes and services
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time and to budget.
• Applying strong analytical skills to critically evaluate and analyse data to provide robust recommendations. 
• Taking the lead on business development activities, including proactive client engagement and supporting with, or leading on, the preparation of strategic bids and smaller fee proposals.
• Helping to drive innovation and identify market trends to add value to projects and bids, and position WSP to maximise our future opportunities
• Building and maintaining effective client relationships, delivering a high standard of client care.  
• External thought leadership activities such as conferences and published papers and cultivating partnerships with both industry and academia.
• Making an active contribution to WSP’s four pillars (People; Clients & Growth; Operations; and Technical Excellence) and supporting our Leads in these roles
   

We would love to hear from you if you bring many (not necessarily all) of the following:

• Experience working on emerging mobility modes or technologies, ideally in a consultancy or advisory focused environment
• A track record in leading on projects and client relationships, balancing quality, time and budget
• Strong capabilities in strategic bidding in the future of mobility field
• A good understanding of the UK transport landscape and how future of mobility themes are shaping it
• Curiosity about how policy, economics, place, human behaviour and technology interact to shape outcomes
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, and enjoyment in developing tailored approaches rather than applying standard solutions
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, and enjoyment in developing tailored approaches rather than applying standard solutions
• A proactive mindset – comfortable asking questions, challenging assumptions and contributing ideas
   

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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