Project Manager(Project Solutions Manager) - Peterborough

Balfour Beatty; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Project Solutions Manager to lead multi-disciplinary teams in delivering innovative solutions for water and wastewater treatment projects. This role offers the opportunity to drive sustainability and industry change while collaborating with top professionals in the sector. The successful candidate will have a degree in engineering and experience in managing teams, with a passion for sustainable design.

Benefits

Smart working with up to 40% remote work

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of water sector infrastructure.
• Understanding of CDM regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage initial optioneering stages of projects.
• Develop project engineering plans covering scope, cost, and schedule.
• Mentor and support team members.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Sustainability

Communication

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

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About the role

Project Solutions Manager - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

@one Alliance is a partnership of eight leading companies—Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO—delivering over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing for our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.

We're seeking a Project Solutions Manager to lead talented, multi-disciplinary teams to deliver solutions that reduce carbon, increase resilience, and protect the environment.

What you'll be doing

Key responsibilities:

1. Lead and manage the initial optioneering stages of water and wastewater treatment projects.
2. Develop project engineering plans covering scope, cost, schedule, risk, and resources.
3. Collaborate with technical experts and suppliers to develop fully integrated, buildable solutions.
4. Drive sustainability and innovation across the design lifecycle.
5. Ensure designs meet CDM, safety, and operational requirements.
6. Foster strong collaboration with project managers, planners, procurement, and construction teams.
7. Lead project reviews, manage quality processes, and support continuous improvement.
8. Mentor and support your team's professional development and well-being.

Who we're looking for

A degree in engineering or equivalent experience (chartered or working toward it preferred).

Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and supplier input.

Strong knowledge of water sector infrastructure and a passion for sustainable design.

A collaborative, can-do attitude and ability to inspire and lead teams.

Understanding of CDM regulations and experience embedding H&S into design.

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of industry transformation while working with some of the most respected organizations in the sector.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting, and meaningful projects; developing, building, and maintaining vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro-rata).
• Family-friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and much more.

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national, and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations, and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility to design, construction, and ongoing maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources, and industry-leading innovations support customers in developing some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

We are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to long-term sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourages applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers to employment. We also offer applicants with disabilities an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

We aim to improve our resourcing process to ensure it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have feedback, please share it with us at: [e-mail].