Location
London, with flexible, frequent weekly travel across the U.K., including some overnight travel. Ability to travel in/out of London and Birmingham on the day preferred.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms, dedicated to local communities and propelled by international brainpower. Our Collaborative Partnering Team (CPT) works with clients, project leaders, and delivery teams to establish and embed high-performance collaborative culture, behaviours, and ways of working across complex infrastructure programmes. The Associate, Collaborative Partnering (ACP) acts as a hands-on performance coach and trusted advisor, developing high-performance culture and collaborative practices for leaders and teams. The role involves building strong relationships with stakeholders, providing expert advice and coaching, designing and delivering leadership and team interventions, contributing to tender strategy and client engagement preparation, and evolving CPT services and toolkits. The ACP role requires a proactive, accountable individual who role models collaborative behaviours and drives successful project outcomes through bespoke interventions and consultation services.

Experience
- Demonstrable knowledge of human behavioural science, leadership theory, and team dynamics with experience helping project teams work effectively together.
- Excellent facilitation skills in-person, online, and hybrid for groups of varying sizes.
- Experience coaching leaders and teams to successful outcomes within complex projects or programmes.
- Proven ability to work as part of a matrix or integrated team supporting project delivery and influencing others.
- Interest in providing high-quality consulting services directly to clients and integrated teams.

About you
- Positive, growth-minded with the ability to see opportunity in challenging situations.
- Authentic and consistent role model of collaborative behaviours.
- Strong emotional intelligence and ability to influence without positional authority.
- Confidence to challenge leaders and teams constructively.
- Results driven, proactive, accountable, and client-oriented.
- Resilient, self-motivated, and calm under pressure.
- Able to self-evaluate, accept feedback, and adapt approach as needed.
- Ability to plan and manage multiple projects amidst uncertainty and change.
- Willingness to travel frequently across the U.K. and work flexibly.
- Ability to operate within established systems and contribute to resource evolution.
- Commercially aware with the ability to balance business priorities and stakeholder needs.

Qualifications
- Degree qualified in Organisation Development, Organisation Psychology, or equivalent experience.
- Experience working hands-on developing leaders and teams in a project-focused environment.