Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead our Project Management support team at the Indian Global Capability Centre (GCC), supporting the UK/Ireland/India Sustainability Advisory Team. The ideal candidate will have strong project management and international team leadership experience and is ready to take on greater responsibility in delivering complex projects within a global consultancy.

This role will manage and grow a team providing structured project management support to Sustainability Advisory teams across ESG, Carbon, Health and Safety, Permitting, and circular economy. You will collaborate with Project Directors and multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient delivery of sustainability services for major infrastructure, development, and environmental enhancement projects.

Responsibilities

As Senior Manager within the Sustainability Advisory business unit:

Provide strategic direction, coaching, and support to team members, ensuring high performance, professional growth, and alignment with organisational goals.
Oversee project delivery standards - establish, monitor, and enforce best practices and quality standards across all projects, ensuring consistent and successful project outcomes.
Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between team members, Project Managers and Directors, and other stakeholders, resolving escalated issues and ensuring seamless project execution.
Drive continuous improvement - identify opportunities for process optimization, implement improvements, and champion innovation within the team to enhance efficiency, risk management, and client satisfaction.
Monitoring and reporting of project finances and reporting both within the business and with the client.
Optimising the resource balance, across the programme, and ensuring all deliverables and milestones are achieved on time and to the right quality.
Acting as a role model and mentor for other project management staff within the wider business

Qualifications

Key Competencies

Essential:

Education & Experience

Degree in a relevant discipline (such as environment, project management, engineering, science, building or quantity surveying) or a combination of relevant project management experience and qualifications.
Demonstrable project management skills (10-13 years) reflecting the responsibilities above. Holding a relevant project management qualification, e.g. PMP, Prince2, APM-PMQ.
Managing a team of staff within a project or PMO environment, with a preference for a background or interest in environment or sustainability sectors.

Language Proficiency

Strong spoken and written English, demonstrated by an internationally recognised English language qualification.

Core Competencies

Confident in obtaining information from people and proactive in approach.
Skilled at analysing information from diverse sources and assembling it into meaningful documents (e.g., reports, programs, spreadsheets).
Capable of managing, recording, and prioritizing business activities, with the ability to recognize and reconcile conflicts to achieve objectives.
Responsive to change, with the ability to accurately record and communicate variations and their consequences.
Comfortable receiving instructions, executing defined tasks, and accepting personal responsibility for actions.
Understands the importance of supporting overseas managers to fulfil defined contractual obligations.

Technical & Professional Skills

Knowledgeable about industry standards and best practices in project or design management.
Effective team player, able to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Evidence of commercial and contractual awareness, with the ability to demonstrate financial acumen and analytical skills. Experience of Oracle systems would be an advantage
PMP, Prince2, MS Project, Primavera, Excel Report Preparation

Work Ethic & Adaptability

Routinely able to meet tight deadlines projects.
Comfortable working independently; highly self-motivated.
Able to communicate effectively and efficiently across time zones both in spoken and digital formats.

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.

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading 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, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At WSP we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.

www.wsp.com

We are

Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.
A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.

Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.

Working with Us

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.

Our Hybrid Working Module

With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.

Maximize collaboration.
Maintain product quality and cultural integrity.
Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our Making Health and Safety Personal initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.

Inclusivity and Diversity

WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength - Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.

With us, you can.

Apply today.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

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