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Within our UK Earth & Environment section you will take up a senior position in our Geosciences business (comprising 12 staff nationally, a further 25+ internationally), working on a wide range of exciting projects and software clients spanning the energy, nuclear, infrastructure and mining sectors.

We are looking for a Project Coordinator to administer and organize all types of projects, from simple activities to more complex plans.

The Project Coordinator responsibilities include working closely with both our Geoscience management team, and our Project Managers and Technical Staff to help prepare and deliver comprehensive action plans, including resources, timeframes and budgets, for both consulting projects and software licenses.

Your new role, what’s involved?

Be responsible for providing Project Coordination by:

• Coordinate and ensure the project management framework is well-organized and that it runs smoothly in terms of schedule, budget, issues and risks of the opportunity/project.

• Support the creation and maintenance of comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports.

• Liaise with project managers and wider team, and clients to identify and define requirements, budgeting, scope and objectives.

• Provide project management systems support via Oracle Horizon, e.g. use tools to monitor plans, expenditures, and invoicing.

• Provide support of the FracMan software business. Help assign tasks to internal software development and consulting teams and assist with schedule management.

Be responsible for supporting Business Development & Market Analysis by:

• Support the geoscience management team with ongoing market analysis to help drive continuous evolution of the business strategy.

• Support, build and maintain current a portfolio of marketing material for the FracMan & Geosciences team.

• Assist in formulating a marketing plan and implementing key marketing activities including newsletters, identification of good news stories, conference preparation and attendance at marketing events.

• Be responsible for liaising with the wider WSP marketing team in relation to the Geoscience and FracMan activities.

• Identify and support client feedback activities for the Geoscience and FracMan team.

• Develop and tailor a geoscience focussed CRM strategy which can be integrated within the wider WSP strategy and systems.

• Drive focus on pipeline through the preparation of reports which outline market opportunities and bid planning activities.

• Support bid teams with capability and evidence material that help us secure a forward pipeline of work.

• Provide ad hoc support to Key Account teams where required to ensure client satisfaction.

YOUR TEAM

You will be joining a multidisciplinary team of experts in the UK, with a strong focus of the delivery of technological driven consulting and software. Our projects span the energy industry (e.g., geothermal, CO2 storage, and oil & gas), the nuclear waste storage sector (e.g., geosphere characterisation, safety and engineering), through to infrastructure (e.g., tunnels, slopes and building geotechnics), and mining (e.g., slope and bench stability, underground mining, through to lithium extraction and leaching).

Our business and clients are global, including major international companies, governmental organisations, and academic institutions.

This role reports to the senior leaders of the WSP Geoscience Modelling group located in the UK. The core of our UK-based team comprises 15 geoscientists, engineers, hydrogeologists, and computer programmers. However, we routinely work with international geoscience and engineering colleagues in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australasia.

A choice of nationwide office locations is available for the role.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills to effectively network with teams and clients, including proficiency in the English language.

• Have a positive attitude and the ability to work well with others.

• Hold a Bachelors (BSc) degree (or higher) in an administration, management, marketing, computer science, maths/English, or earth science (or related field).

• Possess strong project management skills.

• Demonstrate capabilities that help consulting professionals ensure business projects function as seamlessly as possible.

• Can help project managers oversee and orchestrate project progress and troubleshoot any unforeseen issues.

• Possess a robust skill set to predict, estimate and track myriad project requirements, such as budgetary and reporting specification.

• Have strong verbal communication skills, whether face-to-face, over the phone or via video conference, i.e., so that different, potentially non-specialist professionals can understand our technical deliverables and their implications.

• Have strong written communication skills, i.e., so that you effectively communicate with different stakeholders, managers and/or staff and support project documentation.

• Have strong visual communication skills, i.e., to create simple yet effective presentations for meeting project or marketing needs.

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.

To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/who-we-are)

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.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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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.