Senior Project Manager, Water & Environment

WSP; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

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.

A little more about your role…

Become a part of an expanding team of Project Managers, with a focus on your career growth, delivering diverse projects for a wide range of global clients, focusing on the infrastructure, natural environment, water, flood defence, and earth and environment sectors. With over 10,000 colleagues in the UK, our projects include highways, rail, urban infrastructure, energy, flood, water, wind energy, nuclear, defence and large-scale utilities.

Your Team

You will be part of our wider Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM), made up of over 400 professionals across the UK and sit within our Civil Infrastructure and Utilities Group. Your future development will be actively supported with access to WSP's full range of training, development tools and resources.

You will integrate into our team's flexible working culture, offering a balance of home and office working, where safety and wellbeing are paramount.

A typical Day would include

1. Ensuring compliance with quality management systems, and drive efficiencies throughout project execution;
2. Providing leadership and guidance to project teams in a multi-disciplinary environment;
3. Providing support to work winning and team leaders in marketing WSP services;
4. Organising and chairing client meetings;
5. Work with autonomy (limited guidance) to plan, monitor and control projects with values from £1m to £100m;
6. Effectively manage project change and deliver projects within agreed commercial fee arrangements;
7. Undertake contract management and administration under a range of framework and standalone contracts;
8. Undertaking line manager responsibilities for Assistant, Graduate/Undergraduate PMs;
9. Taking accountability for delivering projects within agreed financial metrics;
10. Making decisions on complex issues and providing direction regarding approach and priorities.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

1. Professional qualification in project management, quantity surveying and/or an engineering discipline.
2. Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths (STEM) or similar disciplines;
3. Undertaken NEC accreditation and attained the necessary technical and practical skills to lead and administer NEC Contracts;
4. Membership of professional institutions such as: Association for Project Management (APM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or Member of Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE);
5. A background in water, linear infrastructure and/or environmental projects would be beneficial, but our focus is upon your ability and desire to develop your project management career to its full potential and demonstrate agility and transferability.
6. Demonstrate competence in stakeholder management, risk, planning/scheduling, and commercial management.
7. Proficiency in use of project management tools and software;
8. Evidence of higher attainment and professional development in project management or current field.

About Us

We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Inclusivity & Diversity

We welcome applicants with diverse 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.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That's why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

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.