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When considering a career move it’s 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…

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YOUR NEW ROLE, WHATS INVOLVED?

You will be central to a highly collaborative team in Norfolk. As part of our Local Government team, you will deliver interesting projects for our client. As an Assistant Project Manager, you will join our Local Government Bridges’ team, based in Norwich where you will have the opportunity to work on a range of significant projects within the County. Your role will include linking up with resources located in other WSP teams nationwide and in India.

WSP provides professional services on multiple long-term framework commissions and significant projects with a team of highly skilled Project Managers and Directors, we form a market leading force of Project Management excellence to support our Clients, ensuring efficiency with rigorous attention to detail as a core principle. Our business model is designed to give a clear and structured career path for aspiring Project Managers.

If you have a passion for Project Management, but more importantly have a passion for innovation, looking to the future and adapting your work to meet the challenges of tomorrow, then we want to speak to you. The role offers excellent prospects for career advancement and development for the ideal candidate.

YOUR TEAM

All our Project Managers take on project responsibility from the outset invariably owning their own projects from conception to construction. Your role will be at the heart of our high performing team, using your skills and expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency. Your role will include:

• Coordination between various project team members ensuring projects are delivered on time, to budget and to the agreed quality standard.

• Developing project management plans including project scope, baseline programme, fee estimate, roles and responsibilities, risk analysis, technical review requirements and managing progress meetings, producing weekly/monthly reports, taking minutes and preparing agenda’s.

• Producing project control reports to meet client and business requirements.

• Developing, maintaining and implementing stakeholder management plans.

• Ensuring invoicing and cash collection is undertaken in accordance with business process and procedures.

• Prioritising client satisfaction through building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients, whilst forming trusting relationships with colleagues to ensure effective co-ordination for mutually beneficial outcomes.

• Working with clients and design teams to deliver compliant designs on time and within budget and meeting H&S, CDM, QA and technical review requirements.

• Participating in tender bids and business development opportunities as they arise.

• Developing relationships with other WSP teams to utilise additional resources as required.

• Coordinating between various project team members ensuring projects are delivered on time, to budget and to the agreed quality standard.

• Contributing to the project management plans including project scope, baseline programme, fee estimate, roles and responsibilities, risk analysis, technical review requirements and managing progress meetings, producing weekly/monthly reports, taking minutes and preparing agenda’s.

• Adhering to project controls reports to meet client and business requirements.

• Ensuring invoicing and cash collection is undertaken in accordance with business process and procedures.

• Managing projects to ensure coordination of multi-disciplinary inputs.

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE

• Experience of working within the services sector in either project management and/or business administration and financial planning.

• Experience in managing a range of project management activities, systems (including enterprise resource planning) and processes

• A good understanding of commercial and financial project management.

• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Good organisation and communication skills.

• Recent, demonstrable experience in managing technical projects (highway structures related preferable)

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 (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!

#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.