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Project Manager (Environment)

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Job Summary

Lead delivery of multi-disciplinary environmental projects as part of WSP’s Environmental Project Management team. Partner with Senior Project Managers and Technical Leads to keep work safe, on track, and within budget across a varied UK portfolio for public and private sector clients. Own documentation, monitor progress, manage costs, support contract administration, and proactively handle change and risk. Mentor junior colleagues and represent the Environment and Consents team with stakeholders.

Location: Reading

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Support development of project proposals by defining requirements, scope, resourcing, programme, and budget.
•Create and maintain project documentation (project plans, cost forecasts, risk registers, schedules), taking ownership on smaller projects and supporting Senior Project Managers on larger work.
•Monitor progress to drive delivery against agreed timelines and keep projects on track.
•Manage project costs day-to-day, including tracking time, budgets, forecasts, and spend.
•Ensure health and safety requirements are in place for site visits and support contract management and administration.
•Proactively manage change and risk with technical teams to keep projects aligned with scope, contractual requirements, and governance standards.
•Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and champion environmental outcomes, supporting sustainability and net zero ambitions.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym Membership

Key Requirements

•Experience working as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager within a project or PMO environment in environmental or sustainability sectors.
•Understanding of programme management principles, including work breakdown structures, dependencies, and critical path.
•Ability to manage budgets and track performance, with experience delivering projects within budget and support effective change control (NEC3/4 advantageous).
•Confident communicator (written and verbal) who can keep project teams and stakeholders well informed.
•Working towards or holding membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., PMI, APM, MIEnvSc, MIEMA, MRICS).

Experience:EnvironmentalSustainabilityPublic sectorPrivate sectorPMO

Skills:CommunicationMentoringCollaborationRisk managementCommercial awareness

Tech Stack:MS ProjectPrimavera P6NEC3/4

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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