Senior Water Quality Project Director

WSP; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Greater Manchester seeks a senior water quality consultant to lead technical delivery on water quality projects, including direction, financial control and QA. You will mentor junior colleagues and contribute to training programmes, shaping service scopes and client-facing outputs.

You will apply UK regulatory knowledge, use catchment modelling tools and perform water quality assessments, while developing winning bids and promoting a safety-first culture across the team.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject (e.g., geography, geology, geochemistry, earth/environmental science, civil engineering or similar).
• Higher degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., river or lake water quality, water chemistry, hydrogeochemistry, water management, environmental science, or similar), desirable but not essential.
• Working towards or having gained chartership with a relevant professional body.

Responsibilities

• Leading the technical delivery of projects covering all aspects of water quality.
• Project direction including financial and change control and quality assurance through checking and reviewing.
• Mentoring, developing and supervising junior colleagues with opportunities for formal people management.
• Working with the Water Quality Service Lead to develop a programme of water quality training.
• Working closely with the team and the Water Quality Service Lead to develop and agree scopes of services.
• Generating high-quality bid proposals and developing innovative solutions to meet our clients' needs.
• Undertaking and supervising the production of high-quality client- and public-facing deliverables, demonstrating excellence in communication and an ability to present the visualisation and interpretation of complex data.
• Working collaboratively with other sectors/disciplines to deliver the water quality aspects of a wide range of challenging and engaging projects.
• Displaying and promoting a 'safety first' attitude in line with WSP's health and safety policy and procedures.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in geography, geology, geochemistry, earth/environmental science, civil engineering or similar

Higher degree in water quality/environmental discipline (desirable)

Chartered status with a relevant professional body (desirable)

Tools

HEWRAT

CEMPS

EMPS

Catchment modelling tools

Job description

WSP in Greater Manchester seeks a senior water quality consultant to lead technical delivery on water quality projects, including direction, financial control and QA. You will mentor junior colleagues and contribute to training programmes, shaping service scopes and client-facing outputs.

You will apply UK regulatory knowledge, use catchment modelling tools and perform water quality assessments, while developing winning bids and promoting a safety-first culture across the team.