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 the project lifecycle. The Associate, Collaborative Partnering (ACP) acts as a hands-on performance coach and trusted advisor, developing high-performance culture and collaborative behaviours for leaders and teams delivering complex infrastructure programmes.

The ACP builds strong, trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders to understand needs and provide advice, guidance, and bespoke interventions that build knowledge, skill, and capability. The role involves contributing to tender strategy and responses, preparing integrated delivery teams for client engagement, and delivering leadership and team interventions to enable successful project delivery and strengthen client experience. The ACP also contributes to the evolution of Collaborative Partnering services and toolkits while role modelling high-performance collaborative behaviours in all interactions.

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 large and small groups.
- Experience coaching leaders and teams to successful outcomes within complex projects or programmes.
- Experience working 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 contributing to best practices for collaborative working.

About you
- Positive, growth-minded, and able to see opportunity in challenging situations.
- Able to authentically and consistently role-model collaborative behaviours.
- Strong emotional intelligence and ability to influence without positional authority.
- Confident to challenge leaders and teams constructively.
- Results driven, proactive, accountable, and client-oriented.
- Resilient, self-motivated, and able to remain calm under pressure.
- Able to self-evaluate, accept feedback, and adapt approach to ensure professionalism and high-quality work.
- Ability to plan and manage multiple tasks amidst uncertainty and change.
- Willingness to operate within established systems and contribute to resource evolution.
- Ability to work independently while aligning with organisational and team priorities.
- Interest in working in a commercial environment balancing business and stakeholder needs.

Qualifications
- Degree qualified in Organisation Development and/or Organisation Psychology or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience in a hands-on role developing leaders and teams in a project-focused environment.