Project Manager (Water & Environment)

WSP; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering and professional services firm is looking for a Project Manager in London to join their expanding team. You will manage diverse projects and ensure compliance with quality standards while developing your career in project management. This role includes leading project teams, overseeing budgets, and adapting to client needs. Flexibility in working arrangements is provided to promote work-life balance and personal development.

Benefits

Hybrid working policy

Health and wellbeing programs

Training and development opportunities

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Professional qualifications in project management, quantity surveying, or engineering.
• Experience with NEC contracts and technical skills to lead contracts.
• Background in water or environmental projects is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with quality management systems.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project teams.
• Plan, execute, monitor, and control projects valued from £1m to £15m.
• Manage project changes effectively.
• Maintain stakeholder engagement and manage risks.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Planning/scheduling

Commercial management

Proficiency in project management tools

Education

Degree in STEM or similar discipline

Professional qualification in project management or quantity surveying

Tools

Project management software

Job description

A little more about your role…

Become a part of an expanding team of Project Managers, with a focus on your career growth, delivering diverse projects for a wide range of global clients, focusing on the infrastructure, natural environment, water, flood defence, and earth and environment sectors. With over 10,000 colleagues in the UK, our projects include highways, rail, urban infrastructure, energy, flood, water, wind energy, nuclear, defence and large-scale utilities.

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.

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:

• Ensuring compliance with quality management systems, and drive efficiencies throughout project execution;
• Providing leadership and guidance to project teams in a multi-disciplinary environment;
• Organising and chairing professional client meetings;
• Work with limited supervision to plan, execute, monitor and control projects with values from £1m to £15m;
• Effectively control and manage project change;
• Monitor and deliver projects within agreed commercial fee arrangements;
• Undertake contract management and administration under a range of framework and standalone contracts;
• Undertaking line manager responsibilities for Assistant or Graduate/Undergraduate PMs

Don\'t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Professional qualification in project management, quantity surveying and/or an engineering discipline.
• Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths (STEM) or similar disciplines;
• Undertaken NEC accreditation and attained the necessary technical and practical skills to lead and administer NEC Contracts;
• Membership of professional institutions such as: Association for Project Management (APM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or Member of Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE);
• A background in water, linear infrastructure and/or environmental projects would be beneficial, but our focus is upon your ability and desire to develop your project management career to its full potential and demonstrate agility and transferability;
• Proficiency in use of project management tools and software;
• Demonstrate competence in stakeholder management, risk, planning/scheduling, and commercial management.

The opportunity is suitable for an individual with previous experience in Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or Civil Engineering with a desire to focus on Project Management and develop a career in this area.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are one of the world\'s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 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.

WHAT\'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It\'s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.

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. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That\'s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#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.