Project Manager - Pavements

WSP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP seeks a Project Manager within the Pavement Engineering team to lead complex design and construction projects for UK and international clients. You will manage scope, budgets, and schedules across multiple disciplines, ensuring safety, quality, and compliance with NEC3/4 contracts, while coordinating with commercial, client teams and stakeholders to deliver on time and within budget.

As a key project leader, you will drive feasibility through detailed design to construction, liaising with

Qualifications

• Working experience of managing NEC3/4 contracts.
• Experience on significant projects with client-side delivery (design and build).
• Experience working with highways clients (e.g., National Highways, TfL) is advantageous.
• Proven ability to manage workstreams within a multi-disciplinary delivery team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud Application and CEMAR is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead pavement design and construction projects from feasibility to delivery.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across pavement, drainage, structures and geotechnical.
• Manage project budgets, cost estimation, tracking and reporting.
• Prepare and monitor project programmes using MS Project or Primavera.
• Act as primary client contact to align expectations through design and construction.
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015, health and safety standards and contract rules.

Skills

Project management

NEC3/4 contracts

Client-side delivery

Microsoft Office

Tools

Oracle Cloud Application

CEMAR

Job description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

The WSP Pavement Engineering team is seeking a Project Manager to be part of this established and experienced team working on exciting large-scale projects. Due to recent successes the team is growing and offers excellent opportunities for the right candidate seeking new and exciting opportunities.

The successful candidate will form part of an existing team to project manage pavement design and maintenance projects for a number of clients both in the UK and overseas. You will assist the engineering team in the role of a Project Manager to deliver projects through various stages of design from feasibility / option studies to detailed design and onto construction. You will support the discipline leads to ensure that projects are delivered safely to a high-quality, in a timely manner, and compliant with budget.

A little more about your role…

• Support the pavement engineering team discipline leads to deliver client expectations.
• Coordinate project meetings and target-led workshops, helping to resolve critical issues to in a timely manner.
• Establish robust processes and procedures to manage the project, in conjunction with the client’s team.
• Act as primary point of contact for the client, ensuring their needs and expectations are met through both the design and construction phases.
• Compile monthly project reports to provide senior managers clarity of project position.
• Facilitate regular project meetings, presentations, and progress reports.
• Manage contracts in accordance with contract rules of engagement (including NEC3 & 4).
• Manage project budgets, including cost estimation, tracking, and reporting.
• Manage project changes and delays, ensuring these are resolved or mitigated accordingly e.g. change control.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, ensuring effective collaboration between pavement, drainage, structures, geotechnical, environmental, and traffic disciplines.
• Support commercial management activities, including Early Warnings, Compensation Events, change control, forecasting, and budget management.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with client, project team and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015, health and safety requirements, client standards, and relevant industry specifications.
• Prepare, maintain, and monitor project programmes, using either MS Project, Primavera P6 or similar software.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Working experience of managing NEC3/4 contracts.
• Experience working on significant projects with demonstratable client-side project delivery (design and build).
• Experience working with organisations such as National Highways, TfL, and other highways- clients is advantageous.
• Proven ability to manage successful workstreams within a multi-disciplinary delivery team.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge and competence in using Oracle Cloud Application and CEMAR (Contract Management and Reporting Software) is advantageous.

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