Global Director, Internal Communications

Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

We are seeking a unifying and strategic leader to take on the newly created role of
Global Director, Internal Communications
— a pivotal function at the heart of a major transformation in how we engage our employees across the organization.

A Little More About Your Role…
The Internal Communications team is the strategic driver of all employee engagement and experience communications in support of business priorities. The Director will be responsible for
overseeing and optimizing the enterprise-wide internal communications calendar
, ensuring that messaging is aligned, timely, and contributes to a seamless and engaging employee experience.

This is not a traditional communications role — it is a
strategic leadership position
that shapes the systems, structures, and culture of employee engagement communications across the company.

This individual will oversee approximately 15 team members, including seven direct reports, organized under
three complementary streams:

• Employee experience communications: A team of communications business partners who advise and collaborate with internal functions as strategic catalysts and facilitators of the employee experience. Rooted in culture-building and storytelling, they design communications that inspire, engage, and empower our people—driving WSP's strategic objectives in a workplace that values connection, recognition, and belonging.
• Local communications strategy and deployment: A dedicated liaison team that ensures communications and initiatives from the Global team are effectively adapted and amplified across regions. This hybrid team works closely with both the Global employee experience communications team and local counterparts to tailor overarching messaging, materials, and tactics to local realities—maximizing engagement and impact while aligning with business priorities.
• Internal editorial management and content strategy: Working closely with the Director and content strategy peers, this person manages the company-wide internal editorial calendar and drives continuous improvement across internal communications—ensuring strategic alignment, editorial consistency, and audience relevance to maximize employee engagement.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic leadership and influence

• Lead and mobilize the Internal Communications team, setting the vision, priorities, and strategy to deliver a best-in-class employee communications experience across the enterprise.
• Manage a team of approximately 15 professionals, including seven direct reports, and cultivate a high-performance, purpose- and data-driven team culture.
• Architect and oversee the transformation to a unified communications and engagement model, fostering collaboration across geographies and functions.
• Provide strategic oversight and guidance to ensure seamless integration between Global and Local internal communications teams, enabling seamless integration and resonance of global initiatives.
• Act as a connector and integrator (within the team and the wider Communications group)—ensuring that the Internal Communications team is not siloed and contributes meaningfully to the company's strategic narrative and reputation.
• Create synergies and collaborate closely with the Global Director, Corporate Communications – Strategic and Executive and the Global Director, External Communications and Reputation to shape and deliver a unified, enterprise-wide 360° communications strategy.
• Partner with senior leaders across corporate functions to align employee experience initiatives with business priorities.
• Represent the Internal Communications function with senior leadership and in strategic planning discussions.

Enterprise internal communications planning—backed by data

• Oversee and optimize the enterprise internal communications calendar, ensuring coordination across teams and regions to avoid overload, maximize impact, and support strategic priorities.
• Champion enterprise-wide engagement moments, including awards, culture campaigns, and storytelling platforms that elevate employee voices.
• Design and monitor feedback channels to capture employee sentiment and inform continuous improvement.
• Develop governance frameworks, success metrics, and reporting mechanisms to measure impact relentlessly, inform decision-making and drive accountability.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, clarity, and consistency in how we communicate and engage employees globally

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

• Bachelor's degree in Communications or a related field.
• Significant experience in internal communications or culture transformation, including experience managing a team.
• Experience operating in a complex, matrixed, and multi-regional organization.
• Strong understanding of how to measure success and build scalable programs that reflect both global strategy and local nuance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional and dotted-line teams, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and change management skills.
• Passion for building inclusive cultures and elevating the employee experience.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Proficiency in French is an asset, as communications deliverables will need to be produced in both English and French – the company's official languages.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.
About Us
We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time
To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That's why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.