Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership:

• Expanding business development and developing strategies for retaining clients.
• Key client/account relationship management, lead out on marketing and business development activities, and development of proposals.
• Identifying and researching opportunities that come up in new and existing markets.
• Tender Go-No-Go decisions.
• Technical and financial sign-off of proposal in accordance to Authority Matrix.
• Manage and prioritize all EPA tender opportunities.
• Update and maintain client databases.
• Supporting consultants on strategic clients and opportunities.
• Provide team guidance to the Africa EPA team. This includes the South Africa, Mozambique and Ghana EPA Teams.
• Collaborate with other P&A team leads.
• Contribute to and drive the annual business strategy for the Africa EPA team with the support of the EPA senior leadership team
• Input into wider WSP business policies.
• Assist with business administration and removal of roadblocks where needed.
• Crisis control and management.
• Drive and conduct recruitment as required by the team.
• The role requires strong interpersonal skills and provision of mentorship and guidance to all team members.
• Lead / prominent role in delivering local and international (Africa) projects.
• Offer technical guidance and support on projects where required.
• Maintain professional registration and technical capabilities.

Health and Safety:

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you.
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm.
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times.

Qualifications

• An Honours or higher degree in a relevant environmental discipline.

Key Competencies:

• 10+ years or more experience as an environmental specialist leading and delivering local (EIA) and international (Africa) ESIA and/or ESDD consulting assignments, with 5 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrable project experience across the following sectors: conventional and renewable power generation and transmission, ports and marine infrastructure, oil and gas, and industrial manufacturing facilities.
• 3 to 5 years or more experience in business development and client relationship management in environmental consulting in Africa.
• Experience in Sub Sahara Africa (outside of South Africa) and ability to travel.
• Comfortable to engage in client-facing business development.

Generic Skills:

• EAPASA Registration.
• Knowledgeable in a wide range of environmental and social sub-disciplines (i.e. air quality, ecological impact, occupational health and safety, resettlement planning, labour practices etc.)
• Strong technical report writing skills, producing professional reports in fluent English.
• Strong project management skills.
• Significant commercial acumen.

Strong preference will be given to:

• Candidates with team management experience and a strong capability for this role.