Project Manager (Environment)

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

Your New Role What’s Involved?

• Support the development of project proposals, helping to define requirements, scope, resourcing, programme and budget for successful delivery.
• Create and maintain clear, well-structured project documentation such as project plans, cost forecasts, risk registers and schedules taking ownership on smaller projects and supporting Senior Project Managers on larger, more complex work.
• Keep projects on track by actively monitoring progress and helping to drive delivery against agreed timelines.
• Manage project costs day-to-day, including tracking time, budgets, forecasts and spend, ensuring everything stays aligned with progress.
• Ensure health and safety requirements are in place for site visits, including securing the necessary internal approvals.
• Support contract management and administration activities to keep projects running smoothly and compliantly.
• Proactively manage change and risk, working closely with technical teams to ensure projects stay aligned with scope, contractual requirements and governance standards.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, helping to coordinate and develop colleagues, partners and suppliers.
• Champion environmental outcomes, supporting the delivery of sustainability, future‑ready and net zero ambitions across projects.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders, with opportunities to represent the Environment and Consents team and act as a trusted point of contact.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

• Experience working as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager within a project or PMO environment within environmental or sustainability sectors.
• A good understanding of programme management principles, including work breakdown structures, dependencies and critical path, with the ability to interpret outputs from tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6 or similar.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to manage budgets, track performance and support effective change control, with experience delivering projects within budget. Familiarity with Professional Services Contracts (e.g. NEC3/4) would be advantageous.
• A confident communicator, both written and verbal, able to share key information clearly and keep project teams and stakeholders well informed.
• Working towards or holding membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. PMI, APM, MIEnvSc, MIEMA, MRICS), with chartership or progression towards it welcomed.
• An interest in the environment and/or sustainable land development, alongside a positive, proactive approach and a genuine desire to grow your career.

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