project manager in environmental sustainability

WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. It creates positive, long-lasting impacts on communities through innovation, integrity, and inclusion, with over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland.

• Support the development of project proposals by defining requirements, scope, resourcing, programme, and budget;
• Create and maintain project plans, cost forecasts, risk registers, schedules, and other project documentation;
• Take ownership of smaller projects and support Senior Project Managers on larger, more complex work;
• Monitor project progress and help drive delivery against agreed timelines;
• Manage project costs, including time, budgets, forecasts, and spend;
• Ensure health and safety requirements and internal approvals are in place for site visits;
• Support contract management and administration activities;
• Manage change and risk in collaboration with technical teams;
• Coordinate and develop colleagues, partners, and suppliers across multi-disciplinary teams;
• Support environmental outcomes, sustainability, future-ready, and net zero ambitions across projects;
• Build relationships with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders;
• Represent the Environment and Consents team and act as a trusted point of contact;
• Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to team development.

• Experience as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager in a project or PMO environment within environmental or sustainability sectors;
• Understanding of programme management principles, including work breakdown structures, dependencies, and critical path;
• Ability to interpret outputs from MS Project, Primavera P6, or similar tools;
• Commercial awareness and ability to manage budgets, track performance, and support change control;
• Experience delivering projects within budget;
• Confident written and verbal communication skills;
• Working towards or holding membership of a relevant professional body such as PMI, APM, MIEnvSc, MIEMA, or MRICS;
• Interest in the environment and/or sustainable land development;
• Positive, proactive approach and genuine desire to grow a project management career;
• Nice to have: Familiarity with Professional Services Contracts such as NEC3/4, chartership or progression towards it.

• Hybrid working policy allows working from home two days a week;
• Part-time and flexible working arrangements are available;
• Option to purchase additional leave;
• Ability to use bank holiday entitlement flexibly;
• Access to training, mentoring, and Chartership support;
• Thrive health and wellbeing programme;
• Virtual GP service;
• Reasonable workplace adjustments;
• Gymflex scheme with up to 40% off annual gym memberships;
• Comprehensive menopause support package;
• “WSP My Hour” allows one hour each day for personal activities, with flexible make-up time.