Engineering Project Manager

idibu; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent water management company is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to manage and deliver engineering projects across various operational sites. The role involves coordinating between multiple stakeholders, ensuring compliance with health and safety policies, and delivering high-quality outcomes. Candidates should ideally have a background in Engineering and experience in Project Management. Competitive salary up to £60,000 plus additional benefits including a car allowance and holidays.

Benefits

Car allowance of £4,500

26 days holiday, increasing with service

Contributory pension scheme

Personal Medical Assessments

Wider benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple live projects simultaneously.
• Understanding of Health and Safety standards.
• Formal qualifications in related sectors encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver a portfolio of Mechanical, Electrical, and ICA projects.
• Oversee health and safety policy for project work.
• Financial forecasting of all live projects.

Skills

Background in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil)

Coordinate with multiple stakeholders

Self-motivated and driven

Experience in Construction or Engineering Project Management

Education

BTEC/HND in a relevant discipline or relevant experience

Job description

This role seeks a self‑motivated candidate to manage engineering projects end‑to‑end across Thames Water’s operational sites and estate.

We expect you to manage all aspects of each CAPEX project, including initial scoping of the need, competitively tendering the work, contractor procurement, site set‑up and inductions: health and safety inspections, commissioning, training and handover to the operations teams.

Please note that the internal job title for this role is ‘Project Engineer’ within the Capital Maintenance Project Team.

What you will be doing as an Engineering Project Manager

• Manage and deliver a portfolio of Mechanical, Electrical and ICA projects, with a typical value between one hundred thousand and £1 million per project.
• Individually responsible for multiple live projects at any time, with further projects in the scoping and tendering phase.
• We are developing innovative and modern solutions to operational problems, making our sites more efficient and delivering value for money for our customers.
• Working with our operations teams and contractors to scope, define and cost solutions that are both cost‑effective and have minimal risk.
• Oversee our zero‑compromise health and safety policy for everyone working on your project. Undertake monthly audits.
• Oversee the construction of each project in line with our in‑house policies & procedures, with associated wider industry standards. Fully compliant with CDM regulations and how to apply them.
• Working collaboratively with delivery partners and contractors to ensure that schemes are delivered on time.
• Maintaining compliance with our Asset Standards, associated British & International Standards and professional codes of conduct.
• Financial forecasting of all live projects and reporting on the value of work done. (VOWD).
• Drafting, vetting and approving pre‑construction information, project programs, risk assessments and method statements (RAMS), and construction phase plans. (CPP).
• Oversee the commissioning, training and handover of completed projects to the operations teams.
• Ensuring that completion documents are available and handed over, including test certificates, operation and maintenance manuals, health and safety files, and as‑constructed drawings.

Location

Your base location will be either Banbury STW, Oxford STW or Cirencester STW. This role will require you to travel to multiple sites depending on the project that you are working on. You will be required to have a full driving licence, access to your vehicle and insurance to cover work travel. You will receive a car allowance, which is paid monthly.

Working Hours

Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.

What you should bring to the role

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

• Preferably have a background in Engineering, such as Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders simultaneously. This includes internal colleagues, site employees and external contractors.
• Additionally, you will have the ability to work with minimum supervision, be self‑motivated and driven, and use your initiative to deliver high‑quality work.
• Experience in Construction or Engineering Project Management.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• Formal qualifications within these sectors are strongly encouraged. Ideally holding at least a BTEC/HND in a relevant discipline or relevant experience.
• Or have knowledge of Clean Water Processing and/or Wastewater treatment.
• Understanding of Health and Safety standards, with particular reference to construction works, including CDM. However, additional training will be provided.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills, plus £4,500 car allowance.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays).
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% – 2× 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.

Learn more about our purpose and values

What you can expect as part of our family: meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

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.

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.

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.