Head of Transport Planning & Mobility

Overview

Experience

Experience

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Develop and drive the regional Transport Planning & Mobility strategy, aligned with WSP Middle East and global transport objectives.
• Position WSP as a market leader in transport planning, integrated mobility, and future ready transport solutions.
• Anticipate emerging trends such as net zero transport, smart mobility, MaaS, autonomous transport, active travel, and transit oriented development, and embed them into regional offerings.
• Represent WSP at senior client meetings, industry forums, conferences, and with government stakeholders.

Regional Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a multi country team of transport planners, traffic engineers, mobility specialists, and data analysts.
• Set clear objectives for regional discipline leads and ensure consistent technical quality and delivery excellence.
• Drive talent attraction, succession planning, and capability development across the Middle East.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high performance culture aligned with WSP s values.
• Promote cross discipline working with rail, highways, bridges, advisory, ESG, digital, and urban development teams.

Client Relationship Management

• Act as senior client sponsor for key public sector and private sector clients.
• Build long term trusted relationships with ministries, authorities, developers, operators, and investors.
• Support and lead major client engagements including:
• Transport authorities and municipalities
• Ministries of Transport and Infrastructure
• Master developers and PPP consortia
• Private developers and investment funds

Business Development & Market Growth

• Lead regional business development initiatives, including market entry strategies, client targeting, and service diversification.
• Provide leadership on major bids and tenders, including pursuits, win themes, pricing strategies, and interview presentations.
• Grow market share within priority sectors such as:
• Urban mobility & land use integration
• Mega developments and giga projects
• Public transport and rail planning
• Active travel and demand management
• ITS and Smart Mobility
• Contribute to revenue growth, margin performance, and pipeline development.

Technical Oversight & Quality Assurance

• Provide technical oversight and governance for complex and high profile projects.
• Ensure regional delivery follows WSP global standards, best practice, and local authority requirements.
• Act as a technical authority on major transport planning and mobility issues, supporting project teams where required.
• Champion innovation in modelling, analytics, digital delivery, and decision support tools.

Project Delivery & Commercial Management

• Full ownership and accountability of the discipline P&L, including related KPIs and targets.
• Oversee the successful delivery of regional projects, ensuring:
• Technical excellence
• Programme and budget control
• Risk management and mitigation
• Client satisfaction
• Support project directors and managers in resolving delivery challenges and contractual matters.
• Ensure compliance with WSP s HSEQ, commercial, and ethical standards.