Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
At WSP, you will have the opportunity to work on landmark projects that make a positive impact on communities worldwide. As an Associate Project Manager within our expanding team, you will focus on delivering diverse projects across infrastructure, natural environment, water, flood defence, and earth and environment sectors. You will be part of a wider Project Management and Commercial Management Team of over 400 professionals within our Civil Infrastructure and Utilities Group.

Your role will involve ensuring compliance with quality management systems and driving efficiencies throughout project execution. You will provide leadership and guidance to multi-disciplinary project teams, support business development activities including cross-selling and networking, and organise and chair client meetings. You will work autonomously to plan, monitor, and control projects ranging from £10m to £500m in value, manage project change, and deliver projects within agreed commercial fee arrangements. Contract management and administration under various frameworks will be part of your responsibilities, alongside leadership and line management duties.

You will take accountability for delivering projects within financial targets, make decisions on complex issues, and provide direction on approach and priorities. This role offers a flexible working culture with a balance of home and office working, prioritising 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, we combine local dedication with international expertise.

What’s in it for you?
- Work-life balance with hybrid working options
- Inclusive culture that values diversity and belonging
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support including virtual GP services and menopause support
- Flexible working arrangements including part-time, purchased leave, and "WSP My Hour" for personal time
- Strong focus on professional development, training, mentoring, and Chartership support

Experience
- Proven track record delivering complex, high-risk projects successfully, including large 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
- Demonstrable experience working in collaborative integrated delivery teams
- Proficiency in project management tools and software

About you
- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships
- Natural communicator and negotiator who champions good practice
- Desire to develop your project management career to its full potential
- Ability to work autonomously and make decisions on complex issues
- Enthusiastic about contributing to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture

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

A background in water, linear infrastructure, and/or environmental projects is beneficial but not essential. We encourage applications from candidates who may not meet all criteria but demonstrate potential and alignment with the role.