Senior Project Manager
New Yesterday
£67,000 to £88,000 per annum + car allowance, bonus, pension and benefits
Ready to make a real impact?
Join our high-performing Major Projects team and lead the execution of a transformative multi-million-pound infrastructure project. Working alongside an actively engaged contractor and dynamic team of cross-functional experts, this is an opportunity to build on your Senior Project Management experiences. With flexible working, excellent benefits and the backing of an experienced senior team, you’ll be empowered to deliver this critical infrastructure project.
What you’ll be doing as a Senior Project Manager - Major Projects
- Take accountability throughout the project lifecycle, governance compliance, and internal/external stakeholder engagement, leading to the smooth transition into operational business.
- Support the definition of solutions to meet the project objectives, and will be responsible for preparing a clear business case.
- Develop the best procurement strategy for the project and oversee the specifications and contract documentation production.
- Develop a strategy for obtaining any required third-party consents, highlighting program and project risks relating to the consents required.
- Effective liaison with the relevant town planning authorities and key internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth running and timely project delivery.
- Promote and sustain Thames Water’s Health and safety vision (zero incidents, zero harm, zero compromises) throughout the project's lifecycle.
- Manage and ensure the performance of contractors to deliver project outcomes on time, on cost, and quality.
- Contribute to steering project-wide continuous improvement and delivering against stretching targets.
- Commercially manage all contract matters to achieve the optimal outcome for Thames Water.
What should youbring to the role?
- Demonstrable track record of leading cross-functionalteams and leading Project Managers
- Experience delivering complex infrastructure projects in the built environment or utilities industry, ideally with water sector experience
- Design and Build Contract experience and the ability to outperform against budgets and timescales
- Stakeholder management experience, with a customer-focused mindset
- Strong communication, influencing and presentation skills
- A passion for health and safety, with a safety-first attitude
- People management skills and an ability to motivate and develop others
- Competitive salary from £67,000 to £88,000 per annum
- 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
- Car Allowance
- Annual Bonus
- Generous Pension Scheme through AON
- Private Medical Health Care
- Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
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 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. Our aim is 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 and meet colleagues.
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
- Location:
- England, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £80,000 - £100,000
- Category:
- Management & Operations
