Senior Environmental Projects Lead for Infrastructure

WSP USA; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Mentoring & Chartership support

Job summary

WSP UK seeks a senior leader to head Environmental Project Management (EPM) across major infrastructure and development programmes. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, shape strategy, ensure governance and delivery excellence, and build trusted client relationships with organisations such as National Grid and Great British Nuclear.

You will mentor the next generation of leaders, champion environmental thinking early in projects, and drive high-quality outcomes that align with our clients'

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading environmental projects or workstreams within complex infrastructure.
• Strong environmental background across EIA or contaminated land.
• Track record leading multidisciplinary teams and integrating environmental inputs.
• Solid project leadership across governance, planning, risk, and delivery management.
• Confident, collaborative leader with client engagement and mentoring abilities.
• Chartered, or working towards chartership.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across major infrastructure and environmental programmes, setting direction.
• Lead integration of multidisciplinary teams with governance and delivery.
• Oversee assurance, governance and compliance with briefs.
• Influence client, project and stakeholder decision-making throughout lifecycle.
• Strengthen client relationships and grow future opportunities.
• Mentor future leaders and raise delivery standards.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Client engagement

Mentoring

Environmental project management

Education

Chartered status / working towards chartership

Job description

WSP UK seeks a senior leader to head Environmental Project Management (EPM) across major infrastructure and development programmes. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, shape strategy, ensure governance and delivery excellence, and build trusted client relationships with organisations such as National Grid and Great British Nuclear.

You will mentor the next generation of leaders, champion environmental thinking early in projects, and drive high-quality outcomes that align with our clients'