Location
London

Hours
Full Time - Flexible working with hybrid options (2 days remote per week)

Salary
Competitive salary package

About the Role
At WSP, you will join an expanding team of Project Managers focused on career growth while delivering diverse projects for global clients in infrastructure, natural environment, water, flood defence, and earth and environment sectors. You will be part of the wider Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM) within the Civil Infrastructure and Utilities Group, working alongside over 400 professionals across the UK. Your role will involve ensuring compliance with quality management systems, driving efficiencies in project execution, and providing leadership and guidance to multi-disciplinary project teams. You will lead business development efforts, organise and chair client meetings, and autonomously plan, monitor, and control projects ranging from £10m to £500m in value. Responsibilities include contract management, administration under various frameworks, line management duties, and delivering projects within agreed financial and commercial parameters. This role offers the opportunity to make decisions on complex issues and provide strategic direction on project priorities while working within a flexible and supportive culture that values safety and wellbeing.

About WSP
WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms, with over 72,800 passionate people united by a purpose to create positive, long-lasting impacts on communities. With more than 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, WSP combines local dedication with international expertise to deliver landmark projects in highways, rail, urban infrastructure, energy, flood, water, wind energy, nuclear, defence, and utilities.

What’s in it for you?
- Work-life balance with hybrid working policy offering flexibility to work from home two days a week and collaborate in modern offices
- Inclusive culture that values diversity, integrity, and belonging, supported by employee resource groups
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support including virtual GP services, workplace adjustments, gym membership discounts, and menopause support
- Flexible working arrangements including part-time options, additional leave purchase, and “WSP My Hour” for personal time
- Strong focus on professional development with access to training, mentoring, and support for Chartership

Experience
- Proven track record delivering complex, high-risk projects successfully, ideally in infrastructure projects and programmes
- Experience in Project Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or Commercial Management with a desire to focus on Project Management
- Competence in stakeholder management, risk management, planning/scheduling, and commercial management
- Experience working in collaborative integrated delivery teams

About you
- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build and maintain strong interpersonal relationships
- Natural communicator and negotiator who champions good practice
- Motivated to develop your project management career to its full potential and demonstrate transferability across sectors
- Ability to work autonomously and take accountability for delivering projects within agreed financial metrics

Qualifications
- Professional qualification in project management, quantity surveying, and/or an engineering discipline
- Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths (STEM) or similar discipline
- NEC accreditation in Project Management
- Membership of professional institutions, preferably Chartered
- Evidence of higher attainment and ongoing professional development in project management or related field