Senior Environmental Project Manager

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

WSP My Hour

Part-time and flexible working arrangements

Health & Wellbeing support

Inclusive culture

Development and training

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a senior leader to oversee major infrastructure and environmental programmes. The role involves providing leadership, ensuring effective project management, and strengthening client relationships while mentoring future leaders.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in environmental projects and project management, with a focus on governance and stakeholder engagement. Hybrid working arrangements and various wellbeing benefits are offered to promote a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading environmental projects or workstreams within complex programmes.
• Strong environmental background across EIA, contaminated land, or similar specialisms.
• Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Solid project leadership across governance, planning, and delivery management.
• Confident in client engagement and developing others.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across infrastructure and environmental programmes.
• Lead integration of multidisciplinary teams ensuring effective delivery governance.
• Oversee project assurance and compliance.
• Influence client and stakeholder decision-making.
• Grow future opportunities by strengthening client relationships.

Skills

Leadership across major projects

Environmental insight

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered 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.