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WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, and environmental specialists, as well as other design, programme, and construction management professionals.

We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With over 67,000 talented people in more than 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. www.wsp.com #LI-TS1

WSP are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join the Ports & Maritime team based in the UK.

As part of the team, you will have an opportunity to complement the wide experience of a highly knowledgeable and dynamic team of Ports & Maritime experts based in the UK and across the globe.

As one of the team members you will play a pivotal role in delivering medium to large-scale and complex capital infrastructure in the UK and internationally for a variety of clients, ranging from local authorities to private clients and international port operators across all cargo sectors including breakbulk and containers, bulk and facilities supporting the energy transition.

You will be required to lead high-performing project teams across multiple workstreams and engineering disciplines. Your expertise will be crucial from project inception to completion, overseeing design, procurement, construction, commissioning, integration, and handover.

To excel in this position, you must bring exceptional leadership skills, emphasising collaboration and teamwork within a diverse technical and business environment. Your ability to navigate through technical and cultural intricacies and engage stakeholders will be vital to WSP and our client’s success.

You will guide clients and staff and support with business development and assist in the preparation of proposal activities.

Your role will be office based; however, you will have an opportunity to visit sites in the UK and internationally.

You will work in a highly inclusive and dynamic environment where collaboration, enthusiasm, and empathy are highly valued. With support and guidance of our team members, you will have an opportunity to broaden your existing skills and knowledge which will support you on your career path with WSP.

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!

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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.

Your responsibilities will include:

Team & Communication:

• Provide direction and leadership to the team and support to successfully deliver their project responsibilities.

• Responsible for coordination and collaboration between disciplines and project stakeholders. Key to this is leveraging the business’ expertise, minimising silos and safeguarding the delivery of an integrated project.

Delivery:

• Oversee the delivery of the project in accordance with the agreed project success criteria, focussing on time, budget, scope, risk, safety, and handover.

• Continuous opportunity identification and optimisation of project scope, timeline, and budget to re-align (if necessary) with changing client drivers or to deliver improved performance against the current project success criteria.

Project Management:

• Creation, maintenance, implementation and obtaining approval of the Project Management Plan for how your proposed Project outputs will deliver the agreed success criteria.

• Commitment to using WSP project management procedures and standards for all areas of project controls and in line with the project governance structure.

• Ongoing project reporting and performance management, establishing leading and lagging indicators where appropriate.

Contract Management:

• Administer, implement, and maintain relevant contract and commercial administration systems and procedures, together with project controls functions.

• Internal and external stakeholder management (with internal contractual, commercial and legal functions, and externally with relevant third parties, for example, contractors, regulatory bodies or partners).

• Creation and review of technical inputs to draft contracts.

• Prepare and manage contractual and commercial strategies.

• Leadership of contractual dispute resolution and negotiation strategy.

• Identify and monitor contractual and commercial risks and opportunities within the project.

Advanced Spoken & Written Communication Skills

• English (Must)

• French/Spanish (Desirable)

Leadership & Management Experiences

• A track record of demonstrating strong leadership including, motivating, influencing, conflict management and inspiring, at a team level and to broader business peers.

• A track record of upholding key personal and business values and demonstrating relevant behaviours to support this across a range of management duties both internally and externally, to individuals and to a broader team and the business.

• Demonstratable experience of problem solving in a variety of situations from day-to-day to more complex and structured challenges to the project or business.

Professional Experience

• Have a BEng/ MEng in Civil Engineering or similar/related qualification.

• Hold chartership status with a professional association or an advanced project, programme or portfolio management qualification, for example, ChPP (Association for Project Management (APM)), PMP (Project Management Institute (PMI)) or equivalent.

• Minimum 12 years' experience in a construction and ports and maritime environment.

• Minimum 5-years in a project management role

• First-hand experience in the use and critical review of project management tools across a range of areas including (but not limited to); project management plan (PMP), risk, change, contracts, schedule (Projects/P6), requirements, assumptions, performance.

• Responsible for delivering at least two large-scale and complex capital infrastructure projects (over GBP 50 million in construction costs)

• Confident presentation and effective communication to internal and external stakeholders in written and spoken English.

• Can demonstrate experience in leading or heavy involvement in the creation of construction contracts for a large-scale and complex project.

• Can demonstrate experience of common forms of contract, including NEC and FIDIC.