Consultant - Project Management

WSP are looking for experienced Project Managers with typically 4-7 years’ experience, to provide Project Management support services to our Project Management Team based in the UK.

You will have the opportunity to further develop your career within the organisation, and you’ll be part of a collaborative team where your skills and relevant expertise will guide each project to a successful completion.  These are exciting projects that will offer you the opportunity to shine as a world class Project Manager.

• Assist our team in fulfilling their contracted Project Management obligations on small and large construction projects across the entire project lifecycle, from inception to completion and occupation;

• Support, and report on, the change management process on selected projects, and put in place effective protocols to support successful delivery;

• Have detailed knowledge and experience of project management processes, including a clear understanding of the key deliverables for a Project Team, as defined under RIBA stages 0 to 7;

• Assist the Project Director or UK Project Manager, in developing, monitoring and reporting on key performance metrics by applying tools and procedures that contribute to successful project delivery;

• Where relevant and feasible, act as lead project manager on projects;

• Make effective contribution to Project Management processes, irrespective of the scale and complexity of a project;

• Perform, or assist in, project delivery leadership, scope management, change management, commercial management, risk management, client management, quality assurance;

• Effectively manage the project via WSP’s Project Management/Controls tool.

• Be able to operate independently by planning and prioritising their own work, and ensuring that our scope of service obligations are met;

• Support, or champion, excellent health and safety practices on Project Management commissions to achieve safe, sustainable and efficient outcomes that meet agreed objectives;

• Proactively identify and highlight any threats to progress and scope of service obligations;

• Preparation of monthly reports, meeting minutes, and other management documentation to support successful delivery of our commissions.

• Assist in training and team management responsibilities where appropriate;

• Work with the WSP values to ensure that work complies with all necessary corporate, departmental and legislative requirements and procedures, to guarantee that the necessary consistency and quality of delivery is maintained.

Key Competencies, Desired Skills, Qualifications  

Essential:

• Minimum 4-year Degree Qualified from an internationally recognised University in an appropriate Property or Construction related discipline
• Relevant experience, typically 4-7 years, in Project Management in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) industry;
• Good communication skills and command over spoken and written English;
• Being confident in obtaining information from people and being sufficiently proactive;
• Possess an ability to analyse information from different sources and assemble into a meaningful document in the form of a report, programme, spreadsheet, etc.
• Capable of managing, recording and prioritising their own business activities, recognising and reconciling conflicts to their achievement;
• Be responsive to change and accurately record and communicate variations and their consequences;
• Comfortable with receiving instructions leading to defined tasks and accepting personal responsibility for their actions;
• Understands the criticality of providing support to an overseas manager to fulfil a defined contractual obligation;
• Conversant with Microsoft software such as Project, Excel, Powerpoint and Word;
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices in Project or Design Management;
• Capable of managing and prioritising own work;
• Possess commercial awareness;
• Ability to work in a team environment;
• Routinely able to work to tight deadlines for UK and international projects;
• Comfortable working independently and is highly self-motivated;
• Able to communicate across time zones effectively and efficiently
• Preferred:
• Experience of working with a team outside of India, from an Indian base location.

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.