Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
A Little More About Your Role…
* Embracing the responsibility of service delivery as a Project Manager on major Building Surveying commissions
* Contributing to the continued success and growth of the team
* Delivering a client-facing advisory service to a high standard
The primary role of the team you will manage is carrying out various types of building survey and also undertaking project work for our wide range of clients, including preparation of planning and building regulations applications, preparation of tender documents and contract administration, using the NEC3 and other suites of contracts.
YOUR TEAM
Our PPP and Property Advisory Business Unit is recruiting for an Associate Director level Project Manager / Chartered Building Surveyor within its Commercial and Technical Advisory team. You will be expected to join the senior management team and act as a Project Manager for major building surveying / technical services commissions with capex values in excess of £100m. You could be located anywhere around the UK, but most likely in one of the following WSP locations: London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, or Glasgow.
You’ll be expected to support other professional technical consultants, dedicated to growing and sharing your expertise, as well as working on bigger and higher profile projects.
The Commercial and Technical Advisory team comprises highly experienced Surveyors and Engineers working with clients across a wider range of sectors and markets delivering advice on built assets from acquisition, through construction and operating phases to disposal.
The team regularly undertakes Centre of Best Practice Surveys; Condition Surveys / PPM / Statutory Compliance Audits / Defect Surveys and analysis, Asset capture exercises, Independent Certifier / Construction monitoring roles, Party Wall, Design and specification, Contract Administration, NEC Supervisor, CDM and Clerk of Works roles, across all sectors.
This depth of service has allowed us to establish long-term trusted relationships with a significant number of key clients in both the public and private sectors in the UK, Europe and beyond.
By joining the team, you will become part of what is already a market leading, multi-award winning consultancy service.
What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…
* Are a senior Project Manager and Chartered Building Surveyor (or similar) with demonstrable experience post qualification.
* Have project management certification (e.g. AMP, CMI, NEC etc) or post graduate management qualification.
* Have commercial, contractual and financial acumen gained from relevant projects.
* Established client and business development relationships.
* Can motivate yourself and others to achieve the vision, values and objectives of WSP and those of our clients.
* Can actively manage performance to maximise contribution and achieve appropriate and timely resolution of performance issues.
* Can demonstrate the effective management and achievement of team/business unit objectives, which support WSP objectives and achieve staff commitment to these plans.
* Are able to consider the commercial and financial impact of your work and are able to foster and encourage the establishment of external partnerships.
* Can implement effective budget management to achieve a high quality of service and cost effectiveness in project delivery.
Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
About Us
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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.
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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.
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