Environmental Project Manager — Grow with Global Impact

WSP; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Cardiff is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our Environmental Project Management team. You will contribute to multi-disciplinary environmental projects, working with Senior PMs and Technical Leads to keep scope, schedule and costs on track.

You’ll gain exposure to a diverse portfolio across the UK, supporting public and private sector clients, while growing your core PMO and project delivery skills within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Assistant PM/PM role within environmental or sustainability sectors.
• Understanding of programme management principles, dependencies and critical path.
• Ability to interpret outputs from MS Project or Primavera P6.
• Commercial awareness with budget tracking and change control.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development of project proposals including scope, resources and budgets.
• Create and maintain project documentation: plans, forecasts, risk registers and schedules.
• Monitor progress and drive timely delivery of milestones.
• Manage day-to-day project costs and spend alignment with progress.
• Ensure health and safety requirements for site visits are in place.
• Support contract management and governance compliance.
• Proactively manage change and risk with technical teams.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across projects.
• Promote environmental outcomes and sustainability goals.
• Represent Environment and Consents team to clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Programme management

Work breakdown structures

Critical path

MS Project

Primavera P6

Budget tracking

Stakeholder communication

Education

Membership in PMI/APM/MIEnvSc/MIEMA/MRICS (professional bodies)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

WSP in Cardiff is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our Environmental Project Management team. You will contribute to multi-disciplinary environmental projects, working with Senior PMs and Technical Leads to keep scope, schedule and costs on track.

You’ll gain exposure to a diverse portfolio across the UK, supporting public and private sector clients, while growing your core PMO and project delivery skills within a supportive team.