Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, 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. Our Environmental Project Management team is a committed and successful group focusing on environmental projects, supporting a robust pipeline of secured projects in 2025. We pride ourselves on a friendly, supportive, and collaborative culture that fosters skill development and growth. As part of WSP's Earth & Environment discipline, we provide leadership and tailored support across all stages of project delivery, including PMO, Project Controls, Project Manager, and Project Director roles.

In this senior leadership role, you will be a visible environmental leader for WSP, reporting to the Environmental Project Management Team Leader. Your focus will be on project delivery as a designated Project Manager or Project Director, leading multi-disciplinary projects within Earth & Environment. Projects vary widely and include some of the UK's most significant large-scale infrastructure schemes across sectors such as highways, rail, aviation, defence, nuclear, residential and property, energy generation and renewables, and transmission and distribution. You will support projects throughout the planning and construction phases.

Role Summary
- Leadership: Act as the Environmental lead project manager on large, complex, and high-value multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring implementation of programme, commercial, and quality aspects while promoting health and safety, inclusion, and diversity.
- Team Management: Form and manage high-performing project teams, inspiring and energising them to deliver exemplary work.
- Environmental Principles and Expertise: Deliver environmental principles including regulatory compliance, mitigation and management of environmental impact, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability. Oversee baseline data management, survey planning, and interface with enabling works.
- Project Governance: Actively manage project change and risks, ensuring adherence to project governance and delivering compliant, optimised projects.

Join a global team of over 69,000 employees dedicated to making a positive impact in communities worldwide. At WSP, you can embrace curiosity, innovation, and diversity while shaping a career as unique as you.

What’s in it for you?
- Work-life balance: Hybrid working policy with two days remote work per week and opportunities to collaborate in modern offices.
- Inclusivity & Belonging: A culture that welcomes diverse backgrounds and encourages bringing your authentic self to work.
- Health & Wellbeing: Access to the Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, gym membership discounts, menopause support, and reasonable workplace adjustments.
- Flex your time: Flexible working arrangements including “WSP My Hour,” part-time options, additional leave purchase, and flexible bank holiday use.
- Your development: Supportive environment investing in your growth through training, mentoring, and Chartership opportunities.

Experience
- Proven experience as an environmental consultant with knowledge of environmental impact assessments, sustainability, regulatory compliance, baseline data management, survey planning, and construction or enabling works interface.
- Demonstrated success managing multi-disciplinary environmental projects with a strong focus on client satisfaction and high-quality outcomes.
- Background in leading project teams, fostering collaboration, and ensuring successful project delivery within set parameters.
- Strong commercial and contractual management skills, including experience with Professional Services Contracts such as NEC3/4.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to clearly articulate key points to diverse audiences.

About you
- A passionate environmental leader with an inclusive and supportive approach to team development.
- Motivated to optimise project delivery and promote health, safety, inclusion, and diversity.
- Collaborative and able to inspire and energise project teams.
- Committed to making a positive impact through your work.

Qualifications
- Relevant environmental consultancy qualifications or equivalent experience preferred.
- Professional accreditation or progress towards Chartership is advantageous.