Associate Project Manager - Civil

WSP; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering and consulting firm is seeking an Associate Project Manager in the Civils team to oversee complex infrastructure projects. You'll be responsible for strategic leadership, ensuring high standards, and mentoring project managers. If you have a track record of managing large-scale projects and possess chartered status, apply today to join a team committed to making a positive impact in communities.

Qualifications

• Proven track record overseeing large, complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong ability to align project strategies with market objectives.
• Experience mentoring and developing project managers.

Responsibilities

• Direct delivery of complex projects and programmes.
• Align technical and delivery strategies across teams.
• Provide governance oversight for risk, schedule, cost, and quality.

Skills

Project strategy alignment

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Mentoring project managers

Education

ChPP or equivalent chartered status

MSP or MoP qualifications

Job description

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.

A little more about your role…

As an Associate Project Manager in the Civils team, you will oversee complex projects or programmes of significant scale, providing strategic leadership, aligning delivery with organisational and client objectives, and ensuring high standards of performance across projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct delivery of complex projects and programmes, setting short- and medium-term strategic direction.
• Align technical and delivery strategies across teams, ensuring consistent, high-quality outcomes.
• Provide governance oversight, shaping risk, schedule, cost, and quality frameworks.
• Lead strategic stakeholder engagement, negotiating terms, and managing high-level communications.
• Drive innovation, sustainability, and efficiency initiatives across projects.
• Mentor senior project managers, supporting talent development and succession planning.

Your team…

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…

Qualifications & Experience

• ChPP or equivalent chartered status; MSP or MoP qualifications desirable.
• Proven track record overseeing large, complex infrastructure or structural engineering projects.
• Strong ability to align project strategies with organisational and market objectives.
• Experience mentoring and developing project managers, fostering high-performing teams.
• Advanced skills in risk management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning.

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

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.