We are recruiting several Assistant Project Managers to join our growing Environmental Project Management team. In this role you’ll support a wide range of multi‑disciplinary environmental projects, working closely with the Project Manager and Technical Lead to ensure safe, timely, and cost‑effective delivery. You’ll report to an Environmental Project Manager and work across a diverse portfolio of projects across the UK, spanning both the public and private sectors.
Responsibilities
- Support the development of project proposals including determining project requirements, scope, resources, programme, and cost estimates (budgets).
- 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.
- Ensure 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.
Qualifications
- Experience working within a Project or PMO environment, ideally with a background and genuine interest in environmental 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.
What’s In It For You?
- 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 modern offices across the UK.
- Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and encourage people to bring their whole selves to work. Our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusion and belonging.
- Health & Wellbeing: We support our people with the Thrive programme, a virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, a gymflex scheme, and a comprehensive menopause support package.
- Flex your time: The “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. We also offer part‑time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use bank holiday entitlement.
- Your development: We invest in training, mentoring, and chartership to support your growth.
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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