Assistant Project Manager

M Group Water; Romsey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join their Water and Wastewater Capital Project Delivery team. This exciting role involves overseeing a major cross-country pipeline project, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards while delivering exceptional infrastructure services. With a commitment to innovation and teamwork, you will collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders to foster a collaborative environment. The company offers a supportive culture, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth, making it an ideal place for your career development.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Online GP Service

Employee Assistance

Retail Discounts

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Health Care Plans

Discretionary Bonus

25 Days Annual Leave

Company Car with Fuel Card

Qualifications

• Experience in large, complex civil engineering projects in the water industry.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Reporting project status to all levels of the organization and client team.
• Ensuring safe, efficient, and timely project delivery.

Skills

Water Industry Experience

Health and Safety Standards

Civil Engineering Projects

Risk Management

Job description

Join to apply for the Assistant Project Manager role at M Group Water.

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. We deliver essential infrastructure services for life, prioritizing safety, client and customer satisfaction in a friendly, fun, and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance, and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. With over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure, we are problem solvers.

This role is within our Water and wastewater capital project delivery team, which delivers large-scale capital programmes to keep water infrastructure resilient and environmentally friendly.

What will you be doing?

Morrison Water Services is recruiting a Project Manager for our Southern Water contract north of Southampton. You will be part of our Site Team responsible for delivering a major cross-country pipeline, WSR, and pumping station as part of Southern Water's Water for Life project. This flagship project involves designing, constructing, testing, and commissioning approximately 21km of large diameter DI pipeline, an 8.5ML WSR, and a Pumping Station, with construction starting in Spring 2025.

Responsibilities include:

• Reporting project status to all levels of the organization and client team.
• Producing and updating the project programme with the project planner.
• Ensuring safe, efficient, and timely project delivery, promoting best practices in quality management.
• Identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
• Fostering a collaborative environment for idea sharing and best practice.
• Collaborating with clients, designers, regulatory authorities, and delivery teams.
• Ensuring environmental compliance.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience in the Water Industry, especially on large, complex civil engineering projects.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Experience with large diameter pipelines, no-dig techniques, reinforced concrete water structures, and pumping stations.

What’s in it for you?

We offer comprehensive benefits including a pension scheme, online GP service, employee assistance, retail discounts, life assurance, cycle to work, health care plans, discretionary bonus, 25 days annual leave, and referral rewards. Additional perks include a company car with fuel card, salary sacrifice EV/hybrid schemes, medical expense claims, and more.

About Us

We aim to be an employer of choice, supporting diversity and talent. Our values focus on responsibility, innovation, teamwork, and ambition. We invest in training and development for all career stages. Join us and be part of an exceptional team at a pivotal time.

Please note: Job adverts may close early; apply promptly. Successful candidates may undergo background checks and drug testing.