Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Environmental Project Manager
Manage and deliver environmental projects, overseeing budgets, schedules, and teams.
Job Highlights
About the Role
We are hiring Project Managers for our Environmental Project Management Team, reporting to a Senior Environmental Project Manager and delivering a wide range of environmentally focused projects for public‑ and private‑sector clients across the UK. In this role you will lead smaller projects, support senior project managers on larger programmes, mentor junior colleagues and contribute to the ongoing development of the team’s strategy. • Develop project proposals, defining scope, resources, schedule and budget estimates. • Create and maintain project management documentation such as plans, cost forecasts, risk registers, schedules and stakeholder registers. • Monitor and control project schedules, staff hours, budgets and expenditures to ensure progress. • Ensure health and safety requirements are met for site visits and obtain internal approvals. • Manage contracts and administration, adhering to contractual and scope agreements. • Actively manage project changes and risks while maintaining governance and optimisation. • Lead, mentor and develop multidisciplinary environmental project teams and external suppliers. • Promote delivery of environmental betterment and net‑zero strategies. • Represent the Environment and Consents discipline with internal teams, clients and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸proposal development
- ▸project documentation
- ▸schedule monitoring
- ▸risk management
- ▸contract administration
- ▸team leadership
What You Bring
The ideal candidate will have proven experience as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager, a genuine interest in sustainable development, strong communication and commercial skills, and be a member of a relevant professional institution or working towards chartership. • Demonstrate proven experience as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager, preferably in environmental or sustainability sectors. • Exhibit strong commercial and contractual awareness with financial acumen and analytical thinking. • Communicate confidently in writing and orally to keep teams and stakeholders aligned. • Possess working knowledge of programme management tools such as MS Project or Primavera P6. • Hold membership of a relevant professional institution (e.g., PMI, APM, MIEnvSc) and pursue chartership.
Requirements
- ▸assistant pm
- ▸commercial
- ▸ms project
- ▸primavera
- ▸chartership
- ▸communication
Benefits
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP you can access a global scale, contribute to landmark projects and collaborate with the brightest minds in your field to deliver the best work of your life while embracing curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. Our team is a strong, dedicated and collaborative group within the Environment & Consents discipline, providing leadership and tailored project‑management support throughout the full project lifecycle. WSP is a global engineering and professional services firm with over 69,000 employees, offering work‑life balance, hybrid working, an inclusive culture, health and wellbeing programmes, flexible time options and continuous development opportunities. • Benefit from flexible hybrid working (two days remote) and inclusive employee resource groups. • Access health and wellbeing programmes including virtual GP service, Gymflex discount and menopause support. • Utilise “WSP My Hour” for personal time and avail part‑time or flexible working arrangements. • Receive support for development through training, mentoring and chartership pathways.
Work Environment
Hybrid