Description
WSP are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Project Manager to join the Roads team based in Bristol.
Your role will be at the heart of our high performing team, using your project management skills and expertise to help us continue to successfully deliver projects effectively and efficiently for our clients.
Responsibilities:
- Managing the delivery of highways projects for public and private sector clients across the UK, through planning, design and construction stages.
- Ensuring compliance with quality management systems, and drive efficiencies throughout project execution.
- Providing guidance and support to a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades.
- Contributing to the development of the team’s internal knowledge base, mentoring and upskilling junior staff.
- Working with limited supervision to plan, execute, monitor and control projects, as well as effectively managing project change.
- Undertaking contract management and administration under a range of framework and standalone contracts.
- Collaborating with clients, key stakeholders and internal teams to deliver the schemes/projects.
Requirements:
- Professional qualification in project management, and/or an engineering discipline.
- Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths (STEM) or similar disciplines.
- NEC accreditation and necessary technical and practical skills to lead and administer NEC Contracts.
- Membership of professional institutions such as Association for Project Management (APM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or Member of Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE).
- Background in highway/linear infrastructure projects would be beneficial.
- Competence in stakeholder management, risk, planning/scheduling, and commercial management.
- Proficiency in use of project management tools and software.
- Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.