Location
Liverpool

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

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. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you. WSP is looking for a Project Manager to join our industry-leading Operations & Safety team within Intelligent Infrastructure. We provide technical professional services to transport clients throughout the UK and overseas.

WSP’s Intelligent Infrastructure discipline works across a wide range of transport and mobility clients (and beyond). While the fundamental goals of the transport system remain unchanged, helping people and goods move efficiently, the drivers influencing the system continue to evolve. Priorities around carbon reduction (net zero), climate resilience, safety and security (zero harm), digitisation, changing customer expectations, and doing more with less (efficiency) are now front and centre.

The Operations & Safety team provides strategy, systems, design, specification and operational monitoring support to a range of internal and external clients, and we require an experienced Project Manager with experience leading projects in this space.

Key Responsibilities
Delivery of project management services and bringing exemplar market leadership and knowledge to lead the delivery of projects on time, to the quality required, and within the allocated budget, including primary client interface. Manage project budgets and finances, including invoicing, cash collection and forecasting on our Oracle ERP system. Ensure the delivery of client outcomes, whilst meeting utilisation targets, including corrective action and regularly reviewing performance and outputs in conjunction with the Project Director. Establish and maintain good working relationships and communication with clients, stakeholders, colleagues, project teams, and internal staff at all levels. Deliver reports, presentations, project documentation and project management documentation including project status reports, quality management plans and other financial control documents. Direct the development and deployment of appropriate project control and management methodologies to support both proposals and project delivery.

Experience
Proven experience managing projects within operations and safety or related fields. Awareness of Project Management methodologies and relevant experience at various stages of the project lifecycle to achieve successful delivery. Experience managing finances, especially on Oracle or similar ERP systems. Ability to lead and mentor other project team members. Able to multi-task and meet various project deadlines.

About you
Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients, stakeholders, colleagues, and project teams. Motivated to deliver high-quality outcomes on time and within budget. Passionate about contributing to sustainable and efficient transport systems and infrastructure.

Qualifications
Undergraduate Degree or relevant experience. Relevant Project Management qualification such as APMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner or ITIL Foundation.