Friday, August 8, 2014

Technical Director – Environmental Planning and Management / 8323



Introduction

We currently seek a professional to take on a leadership position as the Technical Director – Environmental Planning and Management. The successful applicant will be exposed to the full breadth of our Middle East business, helping to deliver the same high standard of comprehensive and integrated infrastructure design and supervision services that have seen WSP become the UAE’s leading interdisciplinary practice of designers and engineers.

Responsibilities

The role will be to provide senior level technical support and mentorship to both the environmental planning and EHS teams. The ideal candidate will have significant experience undertaking environmental impact assessments for major infrastructure development in an international setting, and should have experience of EIA in the Middle East region. Core skills will be a combination of the following:-
• EIA
• SEA
• ESIA 
• Wastes Management
• Hazardous Wastes management 
• Construction Environmental Management
• Environmental Monitoring
• Environmental Pollution Control 
• Management Systems.

Although you will not be required to line manage staff, you should have significant experience of recruitment, line management, mentorship and training, and be able to offer advice and support to the existing Heads of Teams in this regard.
The role will require the project directorship and management of environmental planning and management projects across the region, including technical direction, commercial management, resource planning and quality management. 
The role will also require helping to research and develop new service lines in the environmental planning and management sector and spear-head their growth.
You will be expected to have built a considerable network of clients and other contacts in the region, be fully integrated into professional circles and have a significant role in the expansion and growth of the environmental planning and EHS business.

Requirements

Essential Qualities & skills required:-
• BEng / BSc degree or equivalent with minimum 15 years post graduate experience
• MSc. or PhD qualified
• Membership to a well-known/ established professional institution
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Project experience in environmental impact assessment of major infrastructure, especially in the transportation and power sectors
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office
• Experience of associated software preferred although not essential.
Additional qualifications (desirable):-
• Arabic language
• Oil and gas experience
• Social impact assessment 
• Air quality expertise
• Health and safety
• Natural resources management
• Environmental policy development.


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