Head – Energy & Power

As Head – Energy & Power, you will provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership for the Energy & Power business and build a high-performing engineering capability that supports complex power and energy projects/programmes.

The role will be accountable for building engineering capability, delivering technical excellence, aligning with the lead region’s business needs, supporting GCC and business growth, and ensuring high-quality delivery across Energy (oil & gas, LNG, midstream, thermal) and Power Generation (hydro, renewables, nuclear), Transmission & Distribution, substations, HV/EHV systems, HVDC, grid infrastructure, renewable energy integration, and associated power engineering disciplines.

This is a high growth build-from-the-ground-up opportunity. You will lead a young, engineering and deliver hands-on while establishing credibility with the lead region, and grow it into a full-scale engineering practice. You will work closely with technical leaders, regional Leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to build a scalable Energy & Power capability and position the organisation as a trusted engineering partner. This role reports directly to Head – GCC Canada.

• Provide leadership for the Energy & Power engineering practice, establishing clear priorities for growth, capability development, quality, and delivery, in alignment with the lead region.

• Provide leadership and strategic oversight for the delivery of complex Energy & Power projects and programmes across the full lifecycle, from feasibility and concept through detailed engineering and execution. This covers both Energy (gas compression and processing, midstream infrastructure, gathering systems, LNG, and thermal generation) and Power (generation, transmission & distribution, substations, and grid infrastructure). Ensure the right leadership, engineering capability, and governance are in place at mobilisation, with clear accountability for technical excellence, quality, risk, commercial performance, and client outcomes.

• Lead and develop engineering, process, and CAD capabilities across Energy (oil & gas, LNG, biomass/biofuels, alternate fuels) and Power (nuclear, hydro, and renewables generation; transmission & distribution, substations, HV/EHV systems, HVDC, cable systems, power systems, and grid integration).

• Establish and maintain strong technical governance, engineering assurance, quality assurance, and technical risk-management practices, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose, meet applicable client, contractual, statutory, regulatory, and technical requirements, and that significant engineering risks are identified, escalated, and appropriately addressed.

• Build a strong technical team and leadership structure by developing SMEs, discipline leads, and emerging technical leaders. Drive workforce planning, mentoring, succession planning, career development, and technical communities of practice, building sustainable engineering capacity aligned with business demand.

• Champion technical excellence, innovation, and standardisation, promoting effective adoption of engineering tools, digital solutions, automation, and industry best practices.

• Drive collaboration across onshore, offshore, regional, global, and multidisciplinary teams, enabling effective knowledge sharing, skills deployment, and integrated project delivery.

• Develop and maintain senior relationships with regional leaders across Power Generation, Power Delivery, Energy & Process, and Nuclear, acting as a trusted partner.

• Provide technical leadership for work-winning and major bids, including support for solution development, resource strategies, technical proposals, bid reviews, and client presentations in collaboration with lead region.

• Partner with regional business-development and senior leadership teams to identify growth opportunities, new services, and emerging markets within Energy & Power.

• Ensure engineering activities appropriately apply relevant international, regional, and national codes and standards (e.g., IEC, IEEE, CSA, NBC, NERC), CIGRE guidance, and utility/client specifications.

• Represent the organisation at relevant industry forums, conferences, and professional bodies, strengthening external technical profile and market credibility.

• Foster a culture centred on safety, quality, collaboration, inclusion, innovation, and technical excellence.

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power, or Chemical/Process Engineering or a related engineering discipline. Professional registration (e.g., Chartered Engineer/PE) is a plus, along with eligibility to pursue P.Eng.

• 15+ years of experience in the Energy and Power sectors (including Transmission & Distribution), with 5+ years of leadership experience.

• Strong technical, commercial, and strategic understanding of the Energy sector, including oil & gas, LNG, biomass, biofuels, thermal generation, and emerging low-carbon solutions, with insight into project lifecycles, regulatory environment, market drivers, and client priorities.

• Strong understanding of multiple Power-sector disciplines, ideally including transmission & distribution, substations, HV/EHV systems, HVDC, cable systems, power systems, grid and renewables integration, and nuclear and hydro generation.

• Working knowledge of relevant tools and software, such as AutoCAD, SP3D, BIM, and power-systems software like ETAP or PSS®E.

• Proven “builder” mindset, with experience setting up and scaling engineering teams from an early stage. This includes defining structure, processes, quality standards, and ways of working, and recruitment, talent development, succession planning, and developing technical leaders, within a consultancy, utility, EPC, or engineering environment.

• Hands-on, player-coach leadership style: willing to contribute directly to project delivery and technical reviews and lead by example, while building trust and credibility with the lead region and coaching and upskilling early-career engineers and CAD teams into higher-value engineering work.

• Proven experience providing technical governance, engineering assurance, and technical risk oversight for complex infrastructure programmes.

• Strong working knowledge of relevant international, regional, and national codes and standards (e.g., IEC, IEEE, CSA, NBC, NERC), CIGRE guidance, and utility/client engineering requirements.

• Experience working with geographically distributed or global engineering/delivery teams.

• Strong commercial awareness, with experience supporting bids, proposals, work-winning, and strategic client development, and the ability to engage and influence senior clients, project directors, business leaders, utilities, developers, and asset owners.

• Strong leadership presence, with the ability to balance people, technical, delivery, client, and commercial priorities.

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.