WSP appoints Ruth Bailey as deputy chief operating officer

Ruth Bailey has been appointed as deputy chief operating officer for WSP’s UK & Eire enterprise. She brings greater than twenty years of worldwide engineering and operational management expertise to the function.

“WSP has an unimaginable repute for delivering advanced, impactful initiatives,” mentioned Bailey. “I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of the organisation and sit up for working with Mathieu and the broader management staff to assist WSP’s continued development and ship sturdy outcomes for our purchasers.”

WSP is knowledgeable companies agency with over 11,700 consultants within the UK and Eire and roughly 83,000 professionals operating in over 50 nations. The agency specialises in engineering, advisory and science companies, working with purchasers within the transportation, infrastructure, atmosphere, constructing, power, water, sources and industrial sectors.

Bailey joins WSP from AtkinsRéalis, having served on worldwide initiatives with the agency, earlier than transitioning into large-scale enterprise administration and operational management. In her new function, she is going to deal with operational excellence throughout WSP’s UK and Eire enterprise, strengthening undertaking execution and enterprise operations to make sure groups are supported, empowered and geared up to succeed. She will even work with the management staff to translate enterprise priorities into high-performance operations throughout the area. 

Mathieu du Plooy, chief operating officer for the UK and South Africa at WSP, added, “Ruth’s appointment displays the significance we place on operational excellence as our UK & Eire enterprise continues to develop. Her engineering background and operational management can be an actual asset to WSP.”