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WSP is looking for a passionate and dynamic team leader for our Nature Services discipline in GCC India. The person would lead a diverse team of professionals and would have following responsibilities:Key point of contact for UK-based business, including direct liaison with Nature Services & Arboriculture business’s directorsCommercial management and reporting, workload forecasting and planning of resources for the teamSupervising and directing local delivery to support projects and assisting in the professional and technical development of Nature Services colleaguesProviding operational and technical leadership in the coordination and successful delivery of our work delivered by ecology iCRC colleaugesEnsuring client satisfaction and providing support in the production of outputs, as requiredResponsibilitiesProject management, technical leadership and timely delivery of technical outputs from inception to completion with a range of internal UK colleagues including:Act as the ‘ technical face’ of the India-based Ecology teamLocal health and safety, welfare, risk, information security, and assessment / complianceProject, programme and financial managementRepresents the interest of team which he/she leadsRecord of leadership of projects and teams, providing consultancy services at a high level to client.Have proven successful project management record of larger, multiple and/or more complex projects and tasksPossess excellent commercial skills and accountability and drives commercial excellence within their projects and teamsHave proven track record of technical oversight and guidance of people, teams, proposals, and projectsProven track record in producing clear and well written bid documents/ reports and communicates professionally and concisely to clients and co-workersEnsures and maintains a high-quality standard of work from all team and project members through robust review and constructive and developmental feedbackUnderstands the challenges and works collaboratively to find, and implement solutionsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsPromote WSP Vision and ValuesActively promote the UK GCC Charter within the team and that the staff deliver on the Charter promisesInterfacing with multi-disciplinary project teamsProvide highly visible, inspirational leadership and direction for the iCRC Ecology team and ensuring that it is aligned with the wider UK businessIdentify opportunities to upskill existing technical resources or recruit new capabilities to deliver additional services or enhance existing onesSeek regular feedback on team performances, ensure criticisms are positively converted into opportunities for improvement, lessons learned exercises with appropriate changes implementedDevelop / maintain excellent client relationships ensuring repeat business and client satisfaction, internally and externallyContribution to bids and marketing materialContribute to the design of operational processes, systems, quality measurement processes and achievement of performance KPIsClient / External focusMaintain strong colleague relationships and contribute to the teams’ performance of client satisfactionContribute to knowledge sharing in internal and external forumsRemain up to date with market and competitor knowledgeBusiness FocusProactively influences Health and Safety (Safety by Design)Deliver successful commercial performance by clearly understanding and monitoring the area of work and ensure agreed targets are metBe responsible for the quality of technical outputs to WSP standards including any specific UK client standardsIdentify appropriately qualified staff to deliver projects with regard to the constraints of project budgetsChampion and mentor others in use of agreed systems and processesExplore ways to add value and improve personal and team performanceManage opportunities, risks and project changes / variations so that these deliver advantage to the businessEnsure budget utilizations is met or exceededEnsure budgeted earning capacity is met or exceeded