Senior Environmental Project Manager

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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…