Engineering Delivery Manager

Pertemps; Dartford; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water company in Dartford seeks an Engineering Delivery Manager to oversee the delivery of various DMC-funded projects. The role involves managing teams, ensuring project compliance with health and safety standards, and providing MEICA construction solutions. With a salary offering up to £66,000 plus benefits such as a car allowance and generous annual leave, this is an opportunity to impact meaningful infrastructure projects and grow within a forward-thinking engineering environment.

Benefits

Car allowance of £4,500

26 days holiday increasing to 30

Contributory pension scheme

Personal medical assessments

Wider benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial and technical role, preferably with post-qualification experience.
• Knowledge of civil engineering works, contract law, and tendering.
• Proven project management experience in an engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of DMC-funded projects.
• Manage framework suppliers and sub-contractor supply chains.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality standards.

Skills

Project management

Procurement management

Civil engineering understanding

Health and Safety compliance

Education

Degree/HND in engineering or business administration

Job description

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone with engineering project management experience to join a highly collaborative and supportive team within our Infrastructure Programme Team.

In this role, you’ll lead the delivery of a varied portfolio of DMC‑funded projects, providing MEICA engineering and construction solutions across Water and Waste networks—both above and below ground—as well as at water and wastewater production sites.

You’ll play a key role in shaping innovative, cost‑effective strategies that drive continuous improvement across our programmes. This includes influencing cultural change, boosting productivity, embedding commercial focus, and championing our corporate values and behaviours.

If you’re looking to make a real impact, work on meaningful infrastructure projects, and develop your career within a forward‑thinking engineering environment, this role offers the perfect platform.

What you will be doing as an Engineering Delivery Manager

We are seeking a commercially astute and motivated person to provide MEICA construction solutions to the process and network functions across Thames Water, on both Clean and Wastewater Assets. You will ensure that the health and safety requirements, quality standards, contractual specifications, commercial objectives, and program deadlines are met promptly.

Main areas of focus will include:

• Being an integral part of the growing Infrastructure programme team.
• Managing framework suppliers and subcontractor supply chain involved in the delivery of Infrastructure network construction activities.
• Being directly responsible for resource management and the training, development, and support of directly managed Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers.
• Providing estimates, programming, and planning support to the wider team.
• Ensuring the delivery of all construction projects on the program with 100% compliance with client specifications.
• Managing the client’s site requirements, ensuring minimal impact on the operational functionality of the site.
• Delivering all projects within legislative, CDM and regulatory requirements, including Health & Safety, Environmental and HR.

Location

The base location for this role will be in Lane End. But it will require travel across the whole of the Thameswater network when required.

Work pattern

36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

We’re looking for you to:

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• Have gained experience within a commercial and technical role and preferably educated to degree/HND level in engineering and/or business administration, ideally with post‑qualification experience.
• An understanding of civil engineering works, contract law, planning, estimating and tendering is required.
• Have a proven track record of project management in an engineering environment with a good working knowledge of mechanical, Civil, ICA systems, along with Street work and below ground asset.
• Provide management of the procurement process, framework suppliers and the sub‑contractor supply chain, involved in the delivery of all construction‑based activities.
• Be responsible for resource management, and for the training, development, and support of directly managed staff.
• Provide estimating, programming, and planning support to the wider team.
• Ensure the delivery of all streams of the project meets targets with 100% compliance with client specifications.
• Manage the client’s requirements, ensuring minimal impact on the operational functionality of the Network and sites.
• To deliver all projects within legislative, CDM and regulatory requirements, including Health & Safety, Environmental, Street work, Local authorities and HR requirements.
• Manage up to 10 staff, all stakeholder key interfaces, internal and external.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering up to £66,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills.
• Car Allowance of £4,500 per annum.
• Annual Leave - 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 well‑being.

Find out more about our benefits and perks.

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 meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

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.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else, just let us know. We’rehere 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.