Environmental Project Manager

Role Overview

We’re looking for several Project Managers to join our Environmental Project Management Team. In this role, you’ll report to a Senior Environmental Project Manager and play an important part in delivering a wide range of environmentally focused projects across the UK, spanning both public‑ and private‑sector clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of project proposals including determining project requirements, scope, resources, programme, and cost estimates (budgets) for project delivery.
• Develop and maintain project management documentation including project management plans, cost estimates and forecasts, risk registers, project schedules, stakeholder registers, project organisation charts, etc., to successfully deliver project objectives on smaller scale projects and assist a Senior Project Manager on larger projects.
• Monitor and control the project schedule, staff hours, budgets, forecasts, and expenditure as well as project progress.
• Ensure health and safety information for site visits, including securing internal approvals, is in place.
• Undertake contract management and contract administration.
• Actively manage project change and risks, ensuring that project governance is adhered to and projects are delivered compliant and optimised, working with technical teams and other specialists to adhere to contractual and scope agreements.
• Work with, lead, mentor and develop multi‑disciplinary environmental project teams, consisting of technical/professional staff and suppliers.
• Promote and hold the project team accountable for delivery of environmental betterment, and future‑ready and net zero strategies.
• Represent Environment and Consents when interfacing with other WSP teams and presenting to clients and stakeholders, fostering and growing excellent relationships.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager within a project or PMO setting, with a preference for a background in environment or sustainability sectors.
• A genuine interest in the environment and land‑based sustainable development, paired with a positive, can‑do attitude and real enthusiasm to grow your career.
• Confident communicator, both in writing and in person, able to convey key messages clearly and keep project teams and stakeholders informed and aligned.
• Working knowledge of programme management, including work breakdown structure, dependencies and critical path, and ability to assess MS Project/Primavera P6 or similar outputs.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness, with ability to demonstrate financial acumen and analytical thinking. Proven track record of delivering projects within budget and managing effective change control. Experience working with Professional Services Contracts, including NEC3/4, would be an advantage.
• Membership of an appropriate professional institution (e.g. PMI, APM, MIEnvSc, MIEMA, MRICS) and either chartered or working towards chartership / other accreditations.

Benefits

• Hybrid working policy – flexibility to work from home two days a week, with opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
• WSP My Hour – take one hour each day for personal activities, with flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
• Robust health and wellbeing support, including access to a Virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, Gymflex scheme, and a comprehensive menopause support package.
• Opportunities for part‑time and flexible working arrangements, and the option to purchase additional leave or use bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
• Development and training support, including mentoring and Chartership pathways.

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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