Overview

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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.

Your role

We are seeking a number of Project Manager’s to join our Environmental Project Management Team. You will play a key role where you’ll be responsible for supporting the delivery of a diverse and exciting range of environmentally led projects across the UK in both the public and private sectors. You will have the opportunity to manage smaller scale projects whilst assisting Senior Project Managers on larger projects to aid your development. There is also opportunity to line manage and mentor junior members of the Team.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of project proposals including determining project requirements, scope, resources, programme, and cost estimates (budgets) for project delivery.
• Develop and maintain project management documentation including project management plans, cost estimates and forecasts, risk registers, project schedules, stakeholder registers, project organisation charts etc. to successfully deliver project objectives on smaller scale projects and assisting a Senior Project Manager on larger projects.
• Monitor and control the project schedule, staff hours, budgets, forecasts, and expenditure as well as project progress.
• Ensure health and safety information has been prepared for site visits and necessary internal approvals have been obtained.
• Undertake contract management and contract administration.
• Manage changes to project scope and ensure that project governance is adhered to.
• Work with, lead, mentor and develop multi-disciplinary environmental project teams, consisting of technical/professional staff and suppliers.
• Champion high quality delivery, whilst promoting a focus on health and safety as well as inclusion and diversity.
• Effectively and accurately communicating relevant project information to others in the business.
• Present as the face of Earth and Environment when interfacing with other WSP teams and presenting as the face of WSP when interfacing with clients and stakeholders. Foster and grow excellent relationships.

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant technical discipline (such as environment, project or construction management, engineering, science, building or quantity surveying) or a combination of relevant experience and qualifications.
• Great problem solving, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Positive attitude to professional development with a hunger to succeed.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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: Hybrid working policy with two days a week at home and access to modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Belonging; Health & Wellbeing; Flex your time; development opportunities; and more through WSP benefits.

We encourage applications from suitably qualified 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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries: Professional Services