Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Overview
We’re excited to recruit several Assistant Project Managers to join our growing Environmental Project Management team. In this role, you’ll be a key contributor to a wide range of multi‑disciplinary environmental projects, supporting both the Project Manager and Technical Lead to ensure safe, timely and cost‑effective delivery. You’ll report to an Environmental Project Manager and have the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of environmentally focused projects throughout the UK, spanning both the public and private sectors.
Our work is highly varied and includes some of the UK’s most exciting and nationally significant infrastructure programmes such as National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, Heathrow Expansion, East–West Rail and Sizewell C alongside a wide range of developments within the built environment. We partner with clients across sectors including highways, rail, aviation, defence, nuclear, residential and property, energy generation and renewables, and transmission and distribution. From shaping business cases and supporting consent and permit processes (including DCO) to influencing design and construction, you’ll be involved across the full project lifecycle, helping to deliver impactful environmental outcomes on projects that matter.
Responsibilities
- Support the development of project proposals including determining project requirements, scope, resources, programme and cost estimates (budgets) for project delivery.
- Assist the Project Manager in developing project management documentation including project management plans, cost estimates and forecasts, risk registers, project schedules and stakeholder registers.
- Coordinate the monitoring and update of project schedules and progress against milestones.
- Be responsible for ensuring that health and safety information for site visits, including securing internal approvals, are in place.
- Schedule meetings, take minutes and track actions.
- Undertake information management activities via industry used Common Data Environments such as SharePoint and ProjectWise.
- Work with multi‑disciplinary environmental project teams consisting of technical and professional staff and suppliers.
- Assist in the administration of supplier contracts.
Team
We are a strong, dedicated, and high‑performing environmentally focused Project Management team, and we’re continuing to grow to support WSP’s robust pipeline of secured projects. We’re proud of our friendly, supportive, and collaborative culture, one that enables our team members to develop, thrive, and build rewarding careers.
With continued success and increasing demand, we are now seeking Assistant Project Managers who are eager to develop their career in Environmental Consultancy.
Qualifications
- Experience working within a Project or PMO environment, ideally with a background and genuine interest in environment and land‑based sustainable development.
- Qualification in a relevant discipline (such as environment, project management, engineering or quantity surveying) or a combination of relevant project management experience and qualifications.
- Evidence of being a confident communicator, both in person and across digital channels.
- Evidence of collaboration, with a proactive approach to learning new skills and solving problems.
- Proven commercial and contractual awareness, with clear evidence of strong financial acumen and analytical capability.
Benefits
Work‑life balance: Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society.
Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme and a virtual GP service. We also provide gym flex schemes and comprehensive menopause support.
Flex your time: “WSP My Hour” allows you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. Part‑time and flexible working arrangements are also available.
Development and training: We foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring or chartership.
EEO Statement
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless 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 in support of your application.
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