Assistant Project Manager

Job Description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

What You’ll Do:

As part of WSP’s Project Delivery team, you will support project managers in delivering high-quality outcomes across renewable, transmission, and energy infrastructure projects, with a strong focus on project controls, reporting, and coordination.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment and is passionate about elevating project management as a core technical discipline. Your responsibilities will include:

• Support project planning and delivery, assisting Project Managers across development and
  
  
  

construction phases

• Maintain and track project schedules, deliverables, and key milestones (including stage
  
  
  

gates and hold points)

• Assist with cost control activities, including forecasting, invoicing, budget tracking, and
  
  
  

variance analysis

• Support change management processes, including variations, claims tracking, and
  
  
  

documentation

• Prepare and maintain project reporting, including progress reports, dashboards, and risk
  
  
  

registers

• Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams (designers, contractors, and clients) to ensure
  
  
  

alignment on scope and deliverables

• Support design management activities, including document control, design reviews, and
  
  
  

interface tracking

• Contribute to risk and issue management, ensuring risks are tracked, escalated, and
  
  
  

mitigated

• Support proposal preparation and bid submissions where required
• Drive consistency in project processes, templates, and reporting standards
  
  
  

What we will love about:

• A degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related
  
  
  

discipline

• 2–6 years’ experience in project coordination, project controls, or assistant PM roles
  
  
  

(ideally in energy, infrastructure, or consulting)

• Strong understanding of project lifecycle and delivery processes
• Experience with project controls functions (cost, schedule, reporting, risk tracking)
• Familiarity with tools such as Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel (advanced), or similar
  
  
  

reporting tools

• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage competing
  
  
  

priorities

• Effective communication skills and ability to work across distributed/global teams
• Exposure to transmission, renewables, or infrastructure projects is desirable
• Build core project management and controls capability on major international energy
  
  
  

projects

• Work closely with senior PMs across Australia and global teams
• Gain exposure to end-to-end delivery of utility-scale renewable and network projects
• Progress into Project Manager or specialist Project Controls roles
  
  
  

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

Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?

With us, you can. Apply today.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do:

As part of WSP’s Project Delivery team, you will support project managers in delivering high-quality outcomes across renewable, transmission, and energy infrastructure projects, with a strong focus on project controls, reporting, and coordination.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment and is passionate about elevating project management as a core technical discipline. Your responsibilities will include:

• Support project planning and delivery, assisting Project Managers across development and
  
  
  

construction phases

• Maintain and track project schedules, deliverables, and key milestones (including stage
  
  
  

gates and hold points)

• Assist with cost control activities, including forecasting, invoicing, budget tracking, and
  
  
  

variance analysis

• Support change management processes, including variations, claims tracking, and
  
  
  

documentation

• Prepare and maintain project reporting, including progress reports, dashboards, and risk
  
  
  

registers

• Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams (designers, contractors, and clients) to ensure
  
  
  

alignment on scope and deliverables

• Support design management activities, including document control, design reviews, and
  
  
  

interface tracking

• Contribute to risk and issue management, ensuring risks are tracked, escalated, and
  
  
  

mitigated

• Support proposal preparation and bid submissions where required
• Drive consistency in project processes, templates, and reporting standards.
  
  
  

Qualifications

What we will love about:

• A degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related
  
  
  

discipline

• 2–6 years’ experience in project coordination, project controls, or assistant PM roles
  
  
  

(ideally in energy, infrastructure, or consulting)

• Strong understanding of project lifecycle and delivery processes
• Experience with project controls functions (cost, schedule, reporting, risk tracking)
• Familiarity with tools such as Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel (advanced), or similar
  
  
  

reporting tools

• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage competing
  
  
  

priorities

• Effective communication skills and ability to work across distributed/global teams
• Exposure to transmission, renewables, or infrastructure projects is desirable
• Build core project management and controls capability on major international energy
  
  
  

projects

• Work closely with senior PMs across Australia and global teams
• Gain exposure to end-to-end delivery of utility-scale renewable and network projects
• Progress into Project Manager or specialist Project Controls roles

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