Job Description
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.
Our Team
Our Environmental Delivery Team is at the forefront of some of the UK’s most prestigious and high-profile infrastructure projects. As a dynamic, results-driven group, we consistently set the benchmark for excellence in environmental leadership and project management. Working hand-in-hand with our planning and engineering experts, we deliver innovative, integrated solutions for esteemed clients including National Grid, Great British Nuclear, and Tier-1 Contractors.
If you thrive in a collaborative environment where knowledge sharing and creativity are valued, you’ll find our team’s culture both energising and inspiring. We celebrate success together, continually pushing boundaries to achieve exceptional results for society and the environment. This is your opportunity to make a real impact and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of sustainable infrastructure across the UK.
A Little More About Your Role…
- Provide strategic direction and oversee the successful delivery of environmental projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with sustainability and climate resilience objectives.
- Motivate and empower multi-disciplinary teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and high performance.
- Engage proactively with senior clients and stakeholders, co-creating solutions and cultivating long-term trusted partnerships.
- Manage contract delivery effectively, utilising project controls and contract management systems to oversee change, programme milestones, commercial outcomes and risk mitigation strategies.
- Develop and implement robust risk and change management approaches to ensure project resilience and achievement of business goals.
- Promote innovation and best practices, integrating sustainability, safety and digital tools into all aspects of project delivery.
- Support business growth by contributing to high-quality bids and proposals that secure future opportunities and expand our impact.
What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…
- Leadership in delivering standalone environmental projects and managing key environmental workstreams within large, multidisciplinary programmes by collaborating with engineering, planning and regulatory stakeholders, and ensuring accountability for environmental outcomes.
- Track record of successfully delivering complex environmental components as part of major infrastructure projects.
- Practical experience with NEC4 PSC contracts (particularly Options A and E).
- Proven ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and with senior stakeholders.
- Understanding of environmental consenting and the associated planning regime.
- Possession of or working towards project management qualifications, notably APM PMQ (support towards chartership available).
- Robust project management skills, including:
- Programme (critical path, dependencies and milestones)
- Commercial acumen, including financial oversight and budget management
- Change management
- Health, safety and quality management and leadership
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.
About Us
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Work-life balance
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.
Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Belonging
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.
Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
Flex your time
To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.
#WeAreWSP
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
