Associate Project Manager - Liveable Places

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About the role...

We are seeking an experienced Associate to join our Liveable Places team, based in Westferry Circus (Canary Wharf), with flexible hybrid working. This is a senior role within WSP’s strategic partnership with Westminster City Council, where you will help lead the delivery of a flagship programme of highways and public realm improvements across central London. Working across high-profile schemes such as Strand Aldwych, Hanover Square and Bond Street, alongside a broader pipeline of complex urban realm and active travel projects, you will provide leadership across project delivery, client relationships and programme performance.

Our Liveable Places team brings together expertise across public realm, active travel, transport planning and urban design to create places that respond to the needs of communities and clients alike. As an Associate, you will play a leading role in overseeing multidisciplinary projects, guiding delivery teams, building strong client relationships and ensuring robust commercial, governance and risk management. You will also support team development and contribute to the continued success of long-term local authority programmes.

In this role you will provide senior leadership across major highways and public realm projects, ensuring effective delivery from concept through to construction and handover. The role will focus on a small number of large, complex schemes and wider programme priorities, providing direction, assurance and leadership to multidisciplinary teams.

You will work closely with Westminster City Council, contractors and senior design leads as a trusted senior adviser, ensuring projects align with wider programme objectives, are governed effectively and deliver high-quality outcomes. Beyond project delivery, you will support strong client relationships, contribute to framework success and help foster a high-performing team culture.

Key responsibilities will include...

• Providing senior leadership and oversight across major, complex public realm and highways projects
• Acting as a senior client interface, building trusted relationships with Westminster City Council and other key stakeholders
• Overseeing project and programme performance across scope, schedule, cost, risk, governance and quality
• Leading collaboration between client, contractor and multidisciplinary design teams to resolve complex delivery challenges
• Providing oversight of NEC contract delivery, commercial performance and change control
• Championing high-quality stakeholder engagement, governance and communication in a local authority context
• Setting direction for project teams, providing assurance and mentoring staff to support high performance
• Supporting the continued success of long-term framework commissions through excellent delivery and client service
• Driving continuous improvement and best practice across project and programme delivery

What we are looking for...

• Extensive experience leading complex highways, public realm or active travel projects and programmes within a local authority or consultancy environment
• Strong track record of overseeing major or high-profile schemes from concept through to construction, including governance and assurance
• Excellent client and stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to operate confidently with senior local authority stakeholders
• Proven ability to manage programme, commercial, financial and risk matters across complex multidisciplinary commissions
• Strong experience working within NEC contract environments and overseeing delivery interfaces with contractors and consultants
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, providing direction, challenge and support to achieve high performance
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation, including CDM, and its application to project delivery
• Commercial awareness and the ability to contribute positively to long-term client and framework success

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.

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