Project Management jobs in Edinburgh

What you would do

• Lead project management commissions end to end, acting as the key day-to-day client interface.
• Advise at strategic level at project conception on approaches to achieve client objectives.
• Establish overall success criteria including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
• Plan and manage quality, safety, health and environment issues.
• Establish project governance, processes and systems.
• Produce detailed project plans.

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What you would do

• Plan, schedule, and execute engineering projects efficiently and effectively.
• Manage resourcing and develop project timelines to ensure on-time delivery.
• Oversee and manage subcontractors, ensuring delivery according to set standards.
• Conduct performance reviews and monitor progress against KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, governance, and health and safety standards.
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders to ensure alignment on project objectives and expectations.

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• Support definition of vision, strategy and roadmap for the Enterprise AI Platform.
• Own product direction for assigned platform capability areas (platform services, developer tooling, agent capabilities, governance, enablement).
• Participate in hands-on frontier AI products, prototyping, building and validating with customers.
• Partner with Engineering to deliver secure, scalable, reliable platform capabilities and track delivery progress.
• Maintain platform standards, documentation and reusable services.
• Support adoption of common AI infrastructure and tooling, gathering internal feedback.

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• Lead the Liveable Places business within the Northern England & Scotland region, accountable for client engagement, people management, and project and business performance.
• Build a strong client and people culture and embed WSP values across the region.
• Manage and oversee Quality, Health & Safety, and Environment within the region.
• Act as Key Client Lead or Sponsor and lead Regional Growth Plans.
• Fulfil Project Director/Manager and Bid Director/Bid Manager roles for projects and opportunities.
• Support the Senior Operations Lead on operational matters, budget targets, organisational structure, succession planning, and recruitment.

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• Lead technical projects end-to-end using Agile methodologies.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and coach teams on Agile practices.
• Manage dependencies and coordinate cross-team sprints.
• Handle backlog management, user story refinement, and acceptance criteria definition.
• Analyze Agile metrics and optimize delivery processes.
• Scale Agile practices across multiple workstreams.

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• Coordinate all infrastructure and construction projects across the Leonardo Edinburgh and Newcastle sites.
• Manage key supply-chain partners and professional third parties.
• Own, develop, define, coordinate and implement the site infrastructure/construction project programme across all RIBA stages.
• Ensure projects are progressed and delivered in compliance with CDM regulations and Leonardo processes.
• Lead delivery of business growth projects, workspace reconfigurations, refurbishments, site M&E and fabric infrastructure upgrades, including Net Zero and security projects.
• Organise the Edinburgh project programme to meet site requirements, safety, compliance, business growth and capability priorities.

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What you would do

• Apply specialist OT engineering knowledge to support and advise on projects to required technical specifications and standards.
• Coordinate and liaise with multiple internal/external resources and subject matter experts.
• Empower projects to deliver scope safely, on time, within budget, managing risk and resolving issues.
• Develop OT project documentation, processes and guidance for tendering packs, contractor management and supplier KPIs.
• Maintain relationships between key OT delivery partners and main contractors.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, security and environmental standards.

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What you would do

• Supervise contractors and undertake routine monitoring during site investigations.
• Carry out regular field work including walkovers, logging soils, soil and groundwater sampling, and supervising/managing contractors on site.
• Perform office support including data analysis, manipulation and presentation, and reporting.
• Produce environmental desk study, site investigation and verification reports through office and site-based work.
• Assist in fee proposal preparation for future work.
• Manage small to medium-sized projects including financial management.

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What you would do

• Lead a cross-functional team to deliver high-quality experiences that drive desired outcomes.
• Build out product-led growth (PLG) strategy in partnership with Product, Monetisation, Marketing and Commercial teams.
• Run experiments to increase targeted outcomes and share learnings across the company.
• Partner with analytics and research to understand what drives outcomes and act as subject matter expert.
• Contribute to the continuous development of the overarching growth product strategy.
• Own the product roadmap and backlog, aligning them with business goals and customer needs.

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What you would do

• Lead a team of Product Managers and support recruitment.
• Embed and support career progression pathways using a development framework.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to team members.
• Act as an escalation point, removing internal and external blockers.
• Support resourcing of Product Managers on projects.
• Identify training and development needs.

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What you would do

• Act as interface between client, designers and contractor on projects.
• Inspect existing properties and develop scope, budgets and programmes.
• Liaise with clients and keep them appraised of project activities.
• Advise on procurement approaches.
• Manage design, programme and cost information.
• Develop tender documentation and specifications using NBS.

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What you would do

• Developing communications strategies and delivery plans.
• Developing project narratives, key messages and collateral for multiple audiences.
• Managing communications channels.
• Identifying and mapping key stakeholders and establishing engagement strategies.
• Supporting consultation delivery, developing surveys and managing stakeholder feedback channels.
• Planning and delivering physical and virtual events.

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• Lead a project team focused on resolving legacy grant reviews and bringing backlog to business as usual levels.
• Provide progress reporting on the project.
• Implement financial control changes based on lessons learned.
• Deliver financial management and post-award administration of the University's research grants.
• Work closely with research communities, partners and funders to maximise funding opportunities.

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• Own end-to-end delivery of medium to highly complex Finance projects, defining business cases, objectives, scope, resources and expected benefits.
• Create and maintain high-quality project plans with risk mitigation strategies and work packages.
• Evaluate delivery options and team performance, adjusting plans against scope, schedule, budget, risks and benefits.
• Provide regular forecasts of future Change and BAU resources.
• Undertake lessons-learnt sessions and implement recommendations.
• Maintain governance standards including RACI and RAID logs and ServiceNow records.

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• Build deep understanding of CRM and custodial document workflows used by RIAs.
• Partner with engineering, design, and partnership teams to author a roadmap for Salesforce and custodian integrations.
• Translate business goals into product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Scale custodial document workflows and enable self-service onboarding and integration management for Salesforce users.
• Identify and integrate AI-driven capabilities into data mapping, setup, and document workflows.
• Review API specifications, data schemas, and webhooks with technical teams during discovery.

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What you would do

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver technology projects supporting systems and business processes.
• Manage project plans, governance, risks, issues, dependencies, and reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to maintain delivery momentum and remove impediments.
• Communicate project progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders.
• Work with technical teams, Product Owners, stakeholders, and third-party suppliers.
• Support Agile delivery ceremonies and hybrid project management practices.

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• Lead operational delivery of fundraising products from concept through fulfilment and evaluation.
• Manage relationships with fulfilment houses and mailing partners, ensuring service and value for money.
• Design, document and improve operational processes.
• Produce technical briefs and manage compliant data transfers.
• Monitor supplier performance and identify improvements.
• Collaborate across fundraising, technology, compliance, finance, CRM, insights and procurement teams.

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What you would do

• Deliver high-quality, customer-centred digital journeys across the secure digital estate.
• Triage, shape and prioritise demand, ensuring the right work reaches squads at the right time.
• Balance customer experience, commercial outcomes, delivery capacity and conduct risk.
• Line manage and develop a team of Product Owners and Digital Managers.
• Act as a senior escalation point for risks, dependencies and trade-offs.
• Build cross-group relationships and champion customer-first digital principles, standards and best practice.

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What you would do

• Bridge between Asset Management/Operations and Development, Construction & Strategy teams for the End to End Business unit.
• Ensure Operations Strategies are in place for the project pipeline ahead of investment decisions and assure operational assumptions.
• Ensure seamless transition of projects from Development & Construction into Operations in line with Operations Strategy and investment case.
• Plan and prepare operational readiness to operate and control project risks.
• Lead contractual and commercial negotiations for operational contracts with clients and suppliers.
• Define and lead virtual teams to deliver projects and processes.

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What you would do

• Lead high-performing project teams across multiple workstreams and engineering disciplines from inception to completion.
• Oversee design, procurement, construction, commissioning, integration, and handover in line with WSP governance.
• Deliver projects to agreed success criteria, reporting on KPIs monthly on time, budget, scope, resources, risk, safety, and quality.
• Administer and maintain contract and commercial administration systems and project controls functions.
• Provide direction and leadership to the team and coordinate between disciplines and project stakeholders.
• Drive technical delivery to align with client priorities and project constraints.

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