Environmental Project Manager — Net Zero Delivery

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland seeks an Assistant Project Manager to support environmental and sustainability projects. You will help shape proposals, define scope, and manage budgets while coordinating with senior PMs on larger initiatives.

You will create essential project documentation, monitor progress, and ensure safety and governance standards. A proactive communicator with a passion for the environment will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Experience as Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager in a project/PMO environment within environmental or sustainability sectors.
• Good understanding of programme management principles and critical path concepts.
• Commercial awareness with budget management and change control experience.
• Confident written and verbal communicator, keeping teams informed.
• Working towards professional body membership (PMI, APM, MIEnvSc, MIEMA, MRICS).
• Interest in the environment and sustainable land development; proactive career growth.

Responsibilities

• Support development of proposals, define requirements, scope, resourcing, programme, and budget.
• Create and maintain project documentation: plans, cost forecasts, risk registers, schedules.
• Monitor progress and drive delivery against timelines.
• Manage day-to-day costs: track time, budgets, forecasts and spend.
• Ensure health and safety requirements for site visits with approvals.
• Support contract management and administration to keep projects compliant.
• Proactively manage change and risk with technical teams.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, coordinating colleagues, partners and suppliers.
• Champion environmental outcomes and net zero ambitions across projects.
• Build relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders as the focal contact.

Skills

Programme management

Communication

Budget management

Contract awareness (NEC3/4)

Stakeholder management

Education

PMI/APM/MIEnvSc/MIEMA/MRICS membership (progress towards chartership)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland seeks an Assistant Project Manager to support environmental and sustainability projects. You will help shape proposals, define scope, and manage budgets while coordinating with senior PMs on larger initiatives.

You will create essential project documentation, monitor progress, and ensure safety and governance standards. A proactive communicator with a passion for the environment will thrive here.