Senior Environmental Project Manager

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

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.

A little more about your role...Step into a senior leadership role at the heart of some of the UK’s most complex projects, from nationally significant infrastructure to major development and regeneration programmes delivering innovative, integrated solutions for esteemed clients such as National Grid, Great British Nuclear, and Tier-1 Contractors. You’ll be part of our growing Environmental Project Management (EPM) team, working alongside a supportive community of experts, combining environmental insight, project leadership and commercial thinking to deliver meaningful outcomes for clients and communities.

Working in collaboration with major infrastructure, energy, transport, water and development clients you’ll shape how projects are defined, pursued and delivered bringing environmental thinking in early where it adds the greatest value. You’ll build trusted relationships, influence decisions and make a visible impact at every stage, helping to strengthen partnerships, grow our services and extend WSP’s impact across the sectors and communities we serve.

With access to high profile projects, senior clients and a collaborative UK-wide team, you’ll get the opportunity to grow your profile, expand your network and develop your leadership capabilities supported by a culture that values mentoring, flexibility and shared success.

What you’ll do:

Provide leadership across major infrastructure and environmental programmes, setting direction and driving high-quality, best-for-project outcomes

Lead the integration of multidisciplinary teams, ensuring robust project management practices, clear accountability and effective delivery governance are in place

Oversee assurance, governance and compliance, giving clients and delivery teams confidence that projects are well controlled, well managed and aligned to the brief

Influence client, project and stakeholder decision-making, driving engagement, shaping strategy and strengthening relationships across the project lifecycle

Strengthen client relationships and grow future opportunities by positioning WSP as a trusted delivery partner on complex programmes

Champion excellence across the EPM team by mentoring future leaders, building capability and raising the standard of delivery

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate...Proven experience leading environmental projects or work streams within complex infrastructure, development or multidisciplinary programmes

Strong environmental background across areas such as EIA, contaminated land or similar environmental specialisms

Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and integrating environmental inputs to deliver high-quality outcomes

Solid project leadership capability across governance, planning, risk, programme and delivery management

Confident, collaborative leader with experience in client engagement, stakeholder management and developing others

Chartered, or working towards chartership, with a relevant professional institution

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.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?

With us, you can. Apply today.

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