Associate Project Manager (Water & Environment)

WSP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational engineering and consulting firm based in Manchester is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead diverse projects in infrastructure, water, and environment sectors. The ideal candidate has a STEM degree, professional accreditation, and a proven record in managing complex projects. This role offers a supportive team culture with flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in project management, quantity surveying and/or an engineering discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in a collaborative integrated delivery team.
• A record of delivering complex, high-risk projects successfully.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with quality management systems and drive efficiencies.
• Providing leadership to project teams in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Effectively manage project change and deliver projects within agreed commercial fee arrangements.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management tools proficiency

Negotiation

Education

Degree in STEM

Professional qualification in project management

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Overview

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

A Become a part of an expanding team of Project Managers, with a focus on your career growth, delivering diverse projects for a wide range of global clients, focusing on the infrastructure, natural environment, water, flood defence, and earth and environment sectors. With over 10,000 colleagues in the UK, our projects include highways, rail, urban infrastructure, energy, flood, water, wind energy, nuclear, defence and large-scale utilities.

Your Team

You will be part of our wider Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM), made up of over 400 professionals across the UK and sit within our Civil Infrastructure and Utilities Group. Your future development will be actively supported with access to WSP’s full range of training, development tools and resources.

You will integrate into our team’s flexible working culture, offering a balance of home and office working, where safety and wellbeing are paramount.

A typical Day wouldinclude:

• Ensuring compliance with quality management systems, and drive efficiencies throughout project execution;
• Providing leadership and guidance to project teams in a multi-disciplinary environment;
• Providing leadership and support to business development, cross-selling, networking, work winning, and supporting the marketing of WSP services
• Organising and chairing client meetings;
• Work with autonomy to plan, monitor and control projects with values from £10m to £500m;
• Effectively manage project change and deliver projects within agreed commercial fee arrangements;
• Undertake contract management and administration under a range of framework and standalone contracts;
• Undertaking leadership role and line manager responsibilities for a team ;
• Taking accountability for delivering projects within agreed financial metrics;
• Making decisions on complex issues and providing direction regarding approach and priorities

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Professional qualification in project management, quantity surveying and/or an engineering discipline.
• Excellent leadership skills, and can build and maintains relationships with good interpersonal skills;
• Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths (STEM) or similar disciplines;
• Undertaken and obtained NEC accreditation in Project Management;
• Membership of professional institutions, preferably Chartered;
• A record of delivering complex, high-risk projects successfully including working on large infrastructure projects and programmes. A background in water, linear infrastructure and/or environmental projects would be beneficial, but our focus is upon your ability and desire to develop your project management career to its full potential and demonstratetransferability.
• Demonstrate competence in stakeholder management, risk, planning/scheduling, and commercial management.
• Proficiency in use of project management tools and software;
• Evidence of higher attainment and professional development in project management or current field
• Demonstrable experience in a collaborative integrated delivery team.
• Natural communicator, negotiator, and champion of good practice

The opportunity is suitable for an individual with previous experience in Project Management, Civil Engineering Quantity Surveying, or Commercial Management with a desire to focus on Project Management and develop a career in this area.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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.

#LI-JC3