Location
London

Hours
Full Time

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.

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Are you eager to develop and help deliver and grow our portfolio of high-profile projects, solving environmental and water resources challenges faced by the water industry? Our water and aquatic ecology teams have a proud track record of supporting water companies in England and Wales with these challenges. Due to the scale of work required for AMP8, we are looking for experienced and committed individuals to join our water team to manage WINEP water resources projects.

Your role will sit within the Catchment Science team in our Sustainable Water Management Consulting group, working with experienced multi-disciplinary teams of technical experts including hydrogeologists, hydrologists, geomorphologists and hydro-ecologists. The role will be varied and will include:
- Working across the Sustainable Water Management and Aquatic Ecology teams to manage and support the delivery of robust technical assessments and high quality reporting
- Leading day-to-day client and regulator engagement for delivery of WINEP investigations
- Project management including financial and change control and quality assurance through checking and reviewing
- Working with Service Area leads to support development and delivery of our pipeline of WINEP projects
- Generating high quality bid proposals and developing innovative solutions to meet our clients' needs
- Displaying and promoting a 'safety first' attitude in line with WSP's health and safety policy and procedures

We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic self-starters capable of both independent work and teamwork. You will be highly motivated with excellent communication skills, able to apply your own technical knowledge and collaborate to maximise collective expertise, analyse problems and find solutions to new challenges.

We encourage cross-disciplinary work, offering opportunities to engage in wider projects such as water resources, hydrogeology, water quality, flood risk management and environmental impact assessment. There is opportunity to shape this role and related seniority to suit the right candidate.

Your Team
Our Catchment Science team works across a wide spectrum of services covering water resources and security, hydrology and hydraulics, water quality, hydro-ecology and hydrogeology. We provide high quality technical services and advice to high-profile customers in the UK and overseas, including government departments and agencies, the water industry, and a wide range of other industrial sectors such as power, transport, nuclear, mining, commercial and oil and gas.

Demand for our skills and experience has grown significantly during AMP7 and is forecast to increase further during AMP8. We offer a dynamic but supportive environment for motivated and talented individuals to fulfil their potential. We recognise that our people are central to our success as a business.

What’s in it for you?
- Work-life balance with hybrid working policy offering two days remote work per week and opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK
- Inclusive culture encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work, supported by employee resource groups
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support including Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, Gymflex scheme and menopause support package
- Flexible working arrangements including “WSP My Hour” for personal activities, part-time options, additional leave purchase and flexible bank holiday use
- Strong focus on personal development through training, mentoring and support for professional chartership

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can. Apply today.

Experience
- Proven experience managing WINEP investigations or similar projects, including project and technical management
- Ability to effectively manage a wider team of experts to deliver robust technical assessments
- Clear understanding of regulatory requirements and expectations of WINEP investigations, particularly relating to the Water Framework Directive
- Ideally some experience in projects assessing impacts of abstraction on the water environment; not necessarily a technical expert but able to understand and collaborate with specialists
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence at all levels
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of client needs
- Experience identifying and developing business opportunities and preparing winning proposals
- Excellent report-writing and technical review skills

About you
You are an experienced and enthusiastic self-starter, capable of working independently and as part of a team. You have excellent communication skills and the ability to apply your own technical knowledge while collaborating to maximise collective expertise. You are motivated to analyse problems and find solutions to new challenges. You embrace cross-disciplinary working and are open to shaping your role and seniority to best fit your skills and ambitions.

Qualifications
- MSc and/or BSc degree in a relevant discipline such as earth sciences, environmental science or geography
- You will have gained, or be working towards, chartership with a relevant professional body