Job Description

The Associate – Project Management leads the delivery of Project Management support services to UK-based project teams across a range of sectors and project stages. The role supports successful project delivery from India by closely interfacing with UK Project Managers and Project Directors to meet contractual, programme, governance, and reporting requirements. The role carries responsibility for leading and growing the Project Management discipline as part of an integrated UK–India delivery model, contributing across the full project lifecycle—from early-stage planning through design, construction, and closeout. It provides strong exposure to UK projects and offers an excellent opportunity to develop technical capability, professional engagement with clients, and long-term career progression within WSP’s global Project Management community.

1. Project Delivery Leadership

• Lead the delivery of contracted Project Management services for WSP across medium to high‑complexity engineering consultancy and infrastructure projects.
• Provide Project leadership to UK-based Projects across RIBA Stages 0 to 7, ensuring delivery in line with agreed scope, programme, and quality standards.
• Own and drive project planning, tracking, and monitoring activities to achieve successful outcomes across safety, cost, time, and quality.

2. Programme, Reporting & Controls
• Lead the development, maintenance, and continual update of project programmes, risk registers, action trackers, and issue logs.
• Monitor and report on key project performance metrics using WSP systems and agreed governance and reporting frameworks.
• Drive the preparation and coordination of monthly progress reports, dashboards, meeting minutes, and supporting project documentation for UK project teams and clients.

3. Coordination & Stakeholder Management
• Lead coordination across multidisciplinary teams, including design, commercial, planning, and construction stakeholders, to enable seamless and integrated project delivery.
• Establish and maintain effective communication between UK and India teams, ensuring clear alignment on deliverables, timelines, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Lead the planning, organisation, and facilitation of project meetings, workshops, and reviews to support timely decision‑making and delivery.

4. Risk, Change & Quality Leadership
• Lead the proactive identification, management, and escalation of risks and issues that may impact programme, scope, cost, or delivery commitments.
• Manage change control processes, including tracking change actions, coordinating submissions and approvals, and leading impact assessments.
• Drive quality assurance across projects by ensuring adherence to agreed processes, checklists, and WSP project delivery standards.

5. Health, Safety & Leadership
• Lead and champion strong health, safety, and wellbeing practices across all Project Management commissions.
• Embed WSP values in project delivery and ensure full compliance with corporate, project-specific, and legislative requirements.
• Own adherence to established project governance, QA/QC, and documentation standards, ensuring consistent and auditable delivery.

6. Professional Development & Capability Building
• Lead continuous professional development by actively building expertise in UK Project Management standards, tools, and best practices.
• Drive team collaboration, mentoring, and knowledge sharing to strengthen capability and maturity within the Project Management function.

Key Competencies, Skills & Qualifications

Essential
• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree from a reputed academic institution in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Relevant Project Management experience in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) industry, typically 15–20 years.
• Working knowledge of Project Management processes and deliverables across the project lifecycle, aligned to RIBA Stages 0–7.
• Good communication skills with clear command over spoken and written English.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Comfortable supporting UK and international project teams and working across time zones.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications as well as Power BI.
• Able to work to tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and willing to take ownership of assigned tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams, driving timely and high‑quality delivery of project outcomes.

Preferred
• Industry-recognised Project Management Qualification like ChPP or progressing towards professional accreditation.
• Experience supporting projects delivered for UK or international clients from an India-based location.
• Exposure to digital project controls, dashboards, or structured reporting tools.

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”.

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.

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• 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.

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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.

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

• Maximize collaboration.
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• 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.

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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.

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