Senior Project Manager - Civil

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What if you could shape a career as unique as you? 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.

You will be part of our wider Civils team, made up of over 600 professionals across the UK and sit within our Transport & Infrastructure business unit. Your future development will be actively supported with access to WSP’s full range of training, development tools and resources and be part of transforming UK infrastructure. You will integrate into our team’s flexible working culture, offering a balance of home and office working, where safety and wellbeing are paramount.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate:

• 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.

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging  have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most.

We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

To enhance work‑life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part‑time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

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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.