Project Manager (Environment)

WSP
Edinburgh
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Skills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Stakeholder management","Risk management","Commercial awareness"]

Lead delivery of multi-disciplinary environmental projects within the Project, Programme Management and PMO community. Support proposal development and create/maintain core project documentation including plans, cost forecasts, risk registers, and schedules. Monitor progress against timelines, manage project costs and budgets, and ensure health & safety and compliant contract administration. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, proactively manage change and risk, and champion sustainability and net zero outcomes across a varied UK portfolio.

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WSP
WSP
2 months ago

Project Manager (Environment)

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Job Summary

Lead delivery of multi-disciplinary environmental projects within the Project, Programme Management and PMO community. Support proposal development and create/maintain core project documentation including plans, cost forecasts, risk registers, and schedules. Monitor progress against timelines, manage project costs and budgets, and ensure health & safety and compliant contract administration. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, proactively manage change and risk, and champion sustainability and net zero outcomes across a varied UK portfolio.
Location: Edinburgh
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support development of project proposals by defining requirements, scope, resourcing, programme, and budget for successful delivery.
  • •Create and maintain project documentation (project plans, cost forecasts, risk registers, and schedules), taking ownership on smaller projects and supporting Senior Project Managers on larger ones.
  • •Monitor project progress and drive delivery against agreed timelines.
  • •Manage project costs day-to-day by tracking time, budgets, forecasts, and spend aligned to progress.
  • •Ensure health and safety requirements are in place for site visits and support contract management and administration, including change and risk management.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Gym MembershipAdditional LeaveMenopause Support

Key Requirements

  • •Experience working as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager in a project or PMO environment within environmental or sustainability sectors.
  • •Knowledge of programme management principles, including work breakdown structures, dependencies, and critical path, and ability to interpret outputs from MS Project or Primavera P6.
  • •Commercial awareness to manage budgets, track performance, and support effective change control, delivering projects within budget (NEC3/4 familiarity advantageous).
  • •Confident written and verbal communication to share key information clearly and keep project teams and stakeholders informed.
  • •Working towards or holding membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. PMI, APM, MIEnvSc, MIEMA, MRICS).
Experience:EnvironmentalSustainabilityPublic sectorPrivate sectorPMO
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationStakeholder managementRisk managementCommercial awareness
Tech Stack:MS ProjectPrimavera P6NEC3NEC4

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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