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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

• Liaising effectively and efficiently with clients, subcontractors and technical experts.

• Review of technical documents 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.

• Supporting multiple projects at any one time.

• Continuing personal development.

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

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 Magnox and Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), to whom we deliver complex projects across a range of land quality issues. 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 may span a range of different disciplines.

• Experience working on large nuclear projects or with similar complex technical projects / clients is essential

• Understanding of land contamination or ground characterisation

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

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

• Project management or coordination experience.

Skills / Attributes

• Proactive and motivated

• 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 remain calm and focused under pressure

• Ability to work collaboratively within a team

• Demonstrate logical and independent thinking

• Proven ability to maintain an organised overview of complex projects

• Microsoft Word, Excel and SharePoint expertise