Location
Edinburgh

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

About the Role
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. We are hiring Assistant Project Managers to join our growing Environmental Project Management team to play a key role in multi-disciplinary environmental projects. You will support the Project Manager and Technical Lead to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.

You will work on a diverse and exciting range of environmentally led projects across the UK in both the public and private sectors. Our clients include High Speed 2, Homes England, UK Defence, Heathrow, Bristol Airport, Flotation Energy, Rampion Wind Farm, Orsted Hornsea Three Wind Farm, National Grid and EDF Energy.

Key responsibilities include supporting the development of project proposals by determining project requirements, scope, resources, programme, and cost estimates. You will assist in developing project management documentation such as project management plans, cost estimates and forecasts, risk registers, project schedules and stakeholder registers. You will coordinate monitoring and updating project schedules and progress against milestones, prepare health and safety information for site visits, schedule meetings, take minutes, track actions, and undertake information management activities using industry-standard Common Data Environments like SharePoint and ProjectWise. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary environmental project teams and assist in the administration of supplier contracts.

Our team is friendly and supportive, offering opportunities to develop your skills and grow your career. We collaborate with technical specialists across WSP to provide clients with the best expertise to deliver a wide range of projects.

At WSP, you will experience a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives, offering a world of opportunity to shape a career as unique as you.

What’s in it for you?
- Work-life balance with hybrid working policy offering two days remote work per week and modern offices across the UK
- Inclusive culture that welcomes diverse backgrounds and encourages bringing your authentic self to work
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support including Virtual GP service, Gymflex scheme, menopause support, and reasonable workplace adjustments
- Flexible working arrangements including part-time options, additional leave purchase, and "WSP My Hour" for personal time
- Strong focus on development through training, mentoring, and support for professional Chartership

Experience
An interest or experience in environment and/or land-based sustainable development is preferred. Project experience, ideally within environment or sustainability sectors, is advantageous.

About you
You will have a can-do attitude, strong communication skills both in person and digitally, excellent problem-solving abilities, great attention to detail, and a collaborative mindset. You should be determined to develop your career and work well within multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications
A degree in a relevant discipline such as environment, project or construction management, engineering, science, building or quantity surveying, or a combination of relevant project management experience and qualifications.