Senior Project Manager - Civil

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At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

As a Senior Project Manager in our Civil team, you will manage complex projects or multiple concurrent projects, ensuring successful delivery in line with client and WSP expectations, while proactively driving health, safety, quality, and commercial performance.

• Lead complex projects with significant scope, risk, and stakeholder interfaces.
• Shape delivery strategies, challenge technical assumptions, and validate scopes and sequencing.
• Drive effective risk and issue management, embedding mitigations into cost and programme decisions.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance to optimise commercial outcomes.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, resolving conflicts and mentoring junior staff.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables and adherence to governance frameworks.

• ChPP qualification or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in managing complex projects, ideally within structures, civil, or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong commercial acumen with proven ability to manage project finances and resource allocation.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain senior‑level client relationships.
• Experience leading teams, promoting positive HS&W behaviours, and aligning delivery with strategic objectives.

WSP offers flexible working with a hybrid model: work from home two days a week and collaborate in modern offices across the UK. We value work‑life balance, health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme, access to a Virtual GP service, and benefits such as WSP My Hour, Gymflex, and a menopause support package.

We embrace inclusivity and belonging, welcoming applicants of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need and support a culture of integrity, respect, and inclusion.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Professional Services

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.