Senior Environmental Project Manager

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

WSP My Hour

Flexible working arrangements

Health & Wellbeing support

Inclusive culture

Development and training support

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland invites applications for a senior leadership role to oversee major infrastructure and environmental programmes. Your responsibilities will include providing leadership, ensuring project governance, and influencing stakeholder decision-making across complex projects.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in leading environmental projects, possess a strong environmental background, and be a confident leader in client engagement. A hybrid working policy allows flexibility within the workplace.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading environmental projects within complex infrastructure.
• Strong background in EIA, contaminated land, or similar areas.
• Track record of integrating environmental inputs and delivering high-quality results.

Responsibilities

• Lead major infrastructure and environmental programmes.
• Oversee governance, compliance, and assurance.
• Strengthen client relationships and drive engagement.

Skills

Leadership in environmental projects

Project management

Client engagement

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Chartered engineer or working towards chartership

Job description

Job Overview

Step into a senior leadership role at the heart of some of the UK’s most complex projects. You will lead major infrastructure and environmental programmes, working with national clients such as National Grid, Great British Nuclear and Tier-1 contractors, delivering integrated solutions that combine environmental insight, project leadership and commercial thinking.

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

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

Benefits

• Hybrid working policy: work from home up to two days a week and collaborate in modern offices across the UK
• WSP My Hour: take one hour each day for personal activities with flexibility to make up time later that day
• Part‑time and flexible working arrangements, and the option to purchase additional leave or use bank holiday entitlement flexibly
• Health & Wellbeing support: Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, Gymflex scheme (up to 40% off annual gym memberships), comprehensive menopause support package
• Inclusive culture: employee resource groups and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion across all levels
• Development and training: mentoring, training programmes and Chartership support to help you grow your career

We are an equal‑opportunity, inclusive employer. If you have experience that aligns with the role, but you do not meet all of the listed qualifications, we encourage you to apply and discuss how your experience might fit.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates irrespective 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.