Project Manager - Energy

WSP; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Become a part of an expanding UK team of Project, Programme, Construction, and Commercial Managers, with a focus on career growth, professional development, and advancement. We are looking for people with experience within the energy sector which might comprise experience of Regulated Networks, Non-Regulated Networks, and/or Renewables.

About the Role:

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 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.

A typical Day would include:

1. Ensuring compliance with quality management systems, and driving efficiencies throughout project execution;
2. Providing guidance and support to project teams in a multi-disciplinary environment;
3. Organising and chairing professional client meetings;
4. Working with limited supervision to plan, administer, monitor, and control projects with values from £1m to £15m;
5. Effectively controlling, administering, and managing project change;
6. Monitoring and delivering projects within agreed budget, schedule, and scope;
7. Undertaking contract management and administration under a range of framework and/or standalone contracts;
8. Undertaking line manager responsibilities for Assistant or Graduate/Undergraduate PMs.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

1. Attained or are working toward a professional qualification in project management, quantity surveying, and/or an engineering discipline; for example, Association of Project Management (APM), Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), PRINCE2;
2. A degree in a Science, Technology, or Engineering discipline (or similar);
3. Understanding of the energy sector and regulatory issues affecting the industry, including long-term internal and external influences;
4. Experience of working in a regulated environment within energy and/or other sectors such as Telecoms, Water, etc.;
5. Working knowledge or accreditation in NEC and the necessary technical and practical skills to administer NEC Contracts;
6. Membership of professional institutions such as: Association for Project Management (APM), Project Management Institute (PMI), or Member of Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE), etc.;
7. Proficiency in the use of project management tools and software;
8. Demonstrated competence in stakeholder management, risk, planning/scheduling, and commercial management.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that's for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part-time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that's why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that's chartership, training, or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

#WeAreWSP

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.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

About Us

We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.