Project Manager - Intelligent Infrastructure

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Job Description

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today's world it's important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. See what WSP stands for in 2024 and beyond...

To find out more about our Intelligent Infrastructure (I&I) business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Intelligent Infrastructure services (I&I) | WSP

YOUR NEW ROLE, WHATS INVOLVED?

As a Principal / Associate Project Manager within Intelligent Infrastructure, you will support our clients in achieving successful and efficient project delivery. You will drive excellent in project leadership, working closely with the client team and occasionally as outsourced consultancy teams. Our projects span a diverse range and challenges, ensuring you will always be engaged and growing.

As a Principal/Associate Project Manager you will:

• Take ownership for the successful delivery of projects, by providing leadership, clear communication, risk management, planning, and progress monitoring, and implementing project controls.

• Build effective client relationships by understanding their needs and acting as a trusted advisor to achieve their objectives.

• Optimising the resource balance, across the programme, and ensuring all deliverables and milestones are achieved on time and to the right quality.

• Collaborate with stakeholders both internal and external to identify solutions, share best practice and to drive the best outcomes for your projects and other projects across the programme.

• Support business growth in securing more work, through leading successful tenders and technical submissions.

• Acting as a role model and mentor for other project management staff within the wider business

What sets us apart is our commitment to your professional growth and our collaborative team culture. Our project management career path is well-established. It includes supporting (Associate Project Management) training, a project leadership community of practice, and a business management system aligned with APM principles to support the full project management lifecycle.

If you're looking for a role that values your expertise and offers a dynamic, supportive environment, we invite you to join our team and make a difference.

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE

• Excellent ability to lead, coordinate and manage large multi-disciplinary design teams to consistently deliver successful complex infrastructure projects.

• Experience leading or working as part of a high performing team, with the ability to influence and motivate others.

• Experience working either as a client, consultant or contractor, ideally within a transport, public sector, or high-risk environment.

• Understanding and experience of delivering projects within a structured project control process.

• Hold or working towards a relevant project management qualification, e.g. APM-PMQ.

• Individual full membership of the APM (or equivalent professional project management body).

• Hold a degree, or similar higher education qualification.

About Us

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today's world it's important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important - whether that's for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP's Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

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.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the "WSP Hour" which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that's why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that's chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

#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.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.