Environmental PMO Assistant - Hybrid & Growth Path in Cardiff

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We’re growing our Environmental Project Management team and are looking for several Assistant Project Managers to join our PMO team. In this role, you’ll support the delivery of multi‑disciplinary environmental projects, working closely with Project Managers and Technical Leads to keep projects safe, on track and within budget. You’ll gain exposure to a portfolio across the UK spanning public and private sector clients. It’s a brilliant opportunity to build core project management foundations and progress into an Environmental Project Manager role.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development of project proposals, helping to define scope, programme, resources and budget
• Assisting with key project management documentation, including plans, cost forecasts, schedules, risk registers and stakeholder logs
• Coordinating project progress, helping track delivery against milestones
• Ensuring health and safety requirements for site visits are in place, including approvals
• Organising meetings, capturing key outcomes and following up on actions
• Managing project information within Common Data Environments such as SharePoint and ProjectWise
• Working as part of multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with technical specialists and suppliers
• Supporting the administration of supplier contracts

Qualifications

• Experience supporting project or workstream delivery, keeping activities aligned to time, cost and quality expectations
• Comfortable working with project documentation such as plans, schedules, risk logs, budgets and reports
• High attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately with data and identify inconsistencies or issues early
• Able to organise and prioritise workload across multiple tasks or projects
• Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, to manage, analyse and track information
• Experience collaborating with a range of stakeholders, including technical teams
• Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to capture key information and follow up on actions
• A proactive approach to problem solving, supporting the identification and resolution of issues

Benefits

• Hybrid working policy: work from home up to two days a week; opportunities to collaborate in modern UK offices
• Work‑life balance initiatives, including one hour each day for personal activities (WSP My Hour) and flexible arrangements
• Supportive development programmes, including training, mentoring and progress pathways
• Wellness programmes: Thrive program, virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, Gymflex gym membership discount, menopausal support package

Equal Opportunity Employer: 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.