Project Manager

Thames Water is seeking a Project Manager with strong technical knowledge of sewage treatment to lead the expansion and modernisation of Sewage Treatment Works.

As we enter the next 5-year AMP period, you'll manage project development, from early planning and design to contractor management during the build phase. Your focus will be improving health, safety, and environmental outcomes while ensuring excellent commercial performance and customer satisfaction.

What you’ll be doing as a Project Manager

• Develop and deliver an optimised project to achieve all regulatory, statutory and internal outputs, deadlines and targets.
• Accountability throughout the project lifecycle, governance compliance, and internal/external stakeholder engagement leading to the smooth transition of the project outcomes into the operational business
• Refinement of project briefs, including supplementary information for the project's subsequent early contractor involvement phase.
• Managing the project's ‘route to consent’ strategy, highlighting program and project risks relating to consents required, and considering any potential early works.
• Managing and assuring the performance of contractors to deliver project outcomes to time, cost, and quality.
• Robust financial forecasting of project costs across month, year and AMP intervals.
• Manage risk issues and change fully transparently through effective reporting and escalation.
• Contributing to steering project-wide continuous improvement and delivering against stretching targets.
• Commercially managing all contract matters to achieve the optimal outcome for Thames Water.

Hybrid- Deephams Sewage Treatment Works, your role will require you to be on-site and in the office 2-3 days a week, as required by the role and the business's needs, so flexibility is required.

This role is 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

A driver's licence and access to a car for this role would be ideal.

What you should bring to the role of Project Manager

• Have an excellent contractual awareness of Project Management work.
• Have a proven track record of managing the performance of third-party organisations.
• Be financially capable of running a Profit & Loss, taking account of revenue expenditure and cash flow to deliver agreed financial goals.
• Set up and regularly implement feedback systems to improve business performance. Be able to deliver tough messages with empathy.
• Develop excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and have a positive approach to them.
• Be able to demonstrate a strong external customer service ethic, measurement of customer satisfaction, and a proven track record of delivering improvements for internal and external customer experiences.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £46,560- £69,840 per annum depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

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Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.
So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.