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To find out more about our Ground & Water team part of the Earth and Environment business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Ground risk and remediation | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/services/ground-risk-and-remediation)

Your new role, what’s involved?

WSP’s Ground & Water team are involved with many key projects of regional and national significance. We are growing our world class team to ensure we continue to deliver the high calibre of service and technical excellence that both we and our clients expect. We are seeking an individual to act as a project manager / project coordinator for our technically challenging and complex projects. This will primarily be with our nuclear clients, but with opportunities to support the diverse projects undertaken by the wider Earth and Environment teams at WSP, including mining and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing projects throughout the full project lifecycle including the governance, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure phases and resource co-ordination across project management and technical interfaces. Experience with Oracle Business Platform (or similar) project management system is preferred.

• Management and support for the preparation of proposals / bids, following the required WSP processes and governance.

• Project management / coordination of complex technical deliveries including commercial and health & safety perspectives.

• Management and understanding of commercials including budget tracking, forecasting and invoicing.

• Liaising effectively and efficiently with clients, multiple subcontractors and technical experts to ensure projects are delivered on scope, on time and on budget.

• Review of technical documents and regular communication with technical teams and subject matter experts to ensure alignment with non-technical project requirements.

• Leading and facilitating internal and client project meetings.

• Project delivery both to programme and budget with monthly progress reports and measurement against project key performance indicators.

• Managing project delivery via the internal Oracle Business Platform, including setting up opportunities, projects and supporting project reviews and governance management queries.

• Supporting multiple projects at any one time or varying scale and complexity

• Continuing personal development

This role would ideally be based in Northern England but for the right candidate we would consider one of our other offices across the UK.

YOUR TEAM

WSP’s Ground & Water team has team members in many offices around the UK, reflecting the diverse range of projects and locations on which we work. This role would work predominantly with our nuclear clients such as Nuclear Restoration Services and Nuclear Waste Services, to whom we deliver complex projects across a range of land quality and ground characterisation studies. The part of the Ground & Water team that tackles these projects is centred in Nottingham. We are well integrated with other facets of WSP’s consultancy business, collaborating on a variety of subjects as the projects require. This means that the subset of colleagues you work with will span a range of different disciplines.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Have a strong project management, resource co-ordination and experience of Oracle Business Platform background.

• Experience working on large nuclear projects or similar complex technical projects / clients, both from a project management and technical perspective.

• Understanding of land contamination, ground characterisation and a desire to learn.

• Working knowledge of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations.

• Chartered or working towards Chartership (including in Project Management).

Skills / Attributes

• Ability to remain clarity of focus resolving governance, resources and technical interfaces.

• Excellent communication skills and experience of dealing directly with clients, subcontractors and technical experts.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and follow required processes.

• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

• Demonstrate logical and independent thinking.

• Proven ability to maintain an organised overview of complex projects.

• Experienced and high capability with Oracle Business Platform, Microsoft Word, Excel and SharePoint.

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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 (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/who-we-are)

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!

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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.