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WSP is seeking to appoint a Head of Architecture Integration & Building Performance, a role that provides a single point of portfolio-level direction and leadership across Fire & Life Safety, Building Enclosures / Facades, and Technical Architecture, with clear line management accountability for the Heads of these disciplines.
The Heads of Discipline already deliver strongly and cover many of the technical and operational activities within their teams. This role is not created to duplicate that work. It is created to formalise the portfolio-level direction and alignment that has historically been driven by the Director of Specialists, ensuring consistent prioritisation, governance, and follow-through across the three business lines.
The role will drive disciplined implementation of the Specialist Services Strategy and the Global Specialist Strategy for this portfolio, with particular emphasis on accelerating growth in Technical Architecture (architecture-led technical coordination and expanded scope), while proactively managing delivery risk where FLS and building enclosures performance can impact project outcomes.
Responsibilities:
Portfolio leadership & direction (non-negotiable)
Set one clear direction across the portfolio: priorities, standards, decision-making, and escalation routes.
Lead delivery recovery when projects are off track due to late inputs, rework, inconsistent advice, or weak coordination, with particular focus on high-risk interfaces (e.g., Envelope ↔ Architecture/Structure/MEP/FLS dependencies).
Line management of Heads of Discipline
Line-manage the Heads of FLS, Building Enclosures/Facades, and Technical Architecture with accountability for performance, delivery discipline, team health, and capability building.