Senior Environmental Project Leader – Infrastructure

Senior Environmental Project Manager; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Environmental Project Manager to lead complex infrastructure and development programmes in the UK. You will guide environmental strategy, oversee governance and integrate multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for major clients.

You will build trusted client relationships, shape project direction and mentor colleagues while advancing environmental thinking early in project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading environmental projects or workstreams within complex infrastructure, development or multidisciplinary programmes.
• Strong environmental background across areas such as EIA, contaminated land or similar environmental specialisms.
• Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and integrating environmental inputs to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Solid project leadership capability across governance, planning, risk, programme and delivery management.
• Confident, collaborative leader with experience in client engagement, stakeholder management and developing others.
• Chartered, or working towards chartership, with a relevant professional institution.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across major infrastructure and environmental programmes, setting direction and driving high-quality, best-for-project outcomes.
• Lead the integration of multidisciplinary teams, ensuring robust project management practices, clear accountability and effective delivery governance are in place.
• Oversee assurance, governance and compliance, giving clients and delivery teams confidence that projects are well controlled, well managed and aligned to the brief.
• Influence client, project and stakeholder decision-making, driving engagement, shaping strategy and strengthening relationships across the project lifecycle.
• Strengthen client relationships and grow future opportunities by positioning WSP as a trusted delivery partner on complex programmes.
• Champion excellence across the EPM team by mentoring future leaders, building capability and raising the standard of delivery.

Skills

Project Leadership

EIA

Contaminated land

Client Engagement

Stakeholder Management

Chartered status

Education

Chartered status candidate

Job description

WSP is seeking a Senior Environmental Project Manager to lead complex infrastructure and development programmes in the UK. You will guide environmental strategy, oversee governance and integrate multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for major clients.

You will build trusted client relationships, shape project direction and mentor colleagues while advancing environmental thinking early in project lifecycles.