Infrastructure Project Leader — Water Pipeline (Client-Side)

Wolviston Management Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolviston Management Services are recruiting for an experienced Infrastructure Project Leader to support the delivery of a new non-potable water pipeline project in the Thames Valley.

The 24-Month contract is client-side and Outside IR35, with the pipeline under 3km linking a water treatment plant to customer infrastructure; the Design & Build contractor has been appointed and you will lead day-to-day interfaces and ensure programme, cost and quality alignment.

Qualifications

• Extensive delivery experience in water, utilities, pipeline or civil infrastructure.
• Experience delivering underground pipeline projects.
• Client-side or client-representative project experience.
• Experience coordinating and managing Design & Build contractors.
• Strong programme and project controls capability.
• Commercial awareness including cost, variation and change control.
• Experience with route development, utility interfaces or ground investigations.
• Strong risk-management and stakeholder-management skills.
• Understanding of CDM requirements and infrastructure construction risks.
• Ability to work across design, construction, commissioning and handover phases.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day client-side leadership and coordination of the pipeline project.
• Managing the interface with the appointed Design & Build contractor.
• Monitoring contractor performance against programme, cost, scope and quality requirements.
• Coordinating interfaces between the pipeline and parallel water treatment plant project.
• Aligning programme, design, construction, commissioning and stakeholder activities across both projects.
• Reviewing and challenging contractor programmes, progress reports and recovery plans.
• Supporting cost control, forecasting, variations and change management.
• Maintaining project risk, change, action and decision registers.
• Coordinating route development, utility surveys, ground investigations and crossing assessments.
• Supporting management of land access, easements, permits, approvals and third‑party agreements.
• Coordinating stakeholders including water companies, Canal & River Trust, National Highways, local authorities, the Environment Agency, utility owners and landowners.
• Providing oversight of the canal crossing design, approvals, programme and construction interfaces.
• Monitoring design development and coordinating technical reviews where required.
• Monitoring construction progress, quality and contractor performance.
• Supporting testing, commissioning, customer connection and final handover.

Skills

Water pipeline experience

Project management

Client-side leadership

Stakeholder management

CDM awareness

Job description

Wolviston Management Services are recruiting for an experienced Infrastructure Project Leader to support the delivery of a new non-potable water pipeline project in the Thames Valley.

The 24-Month contract is client-side and Outside IR35, with the pipeline under 3km linking a water treatment plant to customer infrastructure; the Design & Build contractor has been appointed and you will lead day-to-day interfaces and ensure programme, cost and quality alignment.