Environmental Project Manager

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 number of Project Managers to join our Environmental Project Management Team. Reporting to a Senior Environmental Project Manager, 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.

The types of projects that we deliver are highly varied and include some of the UK’s most exciting and nationally important large‑scale infrastructure schemes (for example National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, Heathrow Expansion, East-West Rail and Sizewell

C), as well as associated developments and programmes for the built environment. Our clients are public and private entities, and key sectors we operate in include highways, rail, aviation, defence, nuclear, residential and property, energy generation and renewables, and transmission and distribution. We have a broad coverage across the project cycle, from supporting business cases, and securing consents and permits DCO, to design and construction.

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 and input into the Environmental Project Management Team strategy.

We are seeking a number of Project Managers 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.

You will:

• 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 assist 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 that health and safety information for site visits, including securing internal approvals, are in place.
• Undertake contract management and contract administration.
• Actively manage project change and risks, ensuring that project governance is adhered to and projects are delivered compliant and optimised. You will work with technical teams and other specialists to adhere to contractual and scope agreements.
• Work with, lead, mentor and develop multi‑disciplinary environmental project teams, consisting of technical/professional staff and suppliers.
• Promote and hold the project team accountable for delivery of environmental betterment, and future‑ready and net zero strategies.
• Present as the face of Environment and Consents when interfacing with other WSP teams and presenting as the face of WSP when interfacing with clients and stakeholders. Foster and grow excellent relationships.

We are a strong, dedicated, and successful environmentally focused Project Management team looking to grow further to support WSP’s robust pipeline of secured projects. We are proud of our friendly, supportive, and collaborative culture, which allows our team members to develop their skills and grow.

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