Lead Project Manager

Jobtailor; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior delivery lead to spearhead the Flood Mitigation Programme within the Rivers & Flooding team in the United Kingdom. You will lead a team of project managers and staff, overseeing multiple projects that reduce flood risk, safeguard customers, and strengthen community resilience.

You will own programme delivery from concept through to handover, providing leadership, commercial oversight, and assurance across design, construction, and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction, Project Management or Environmental discipline (desirable).
• Experience in flood risk, drainage and water infrastructure delivery.
• Experience delivering projects under NEC contracts.
• Strong programme-level risk management with customer/community impact.
• Knowledge of engineering standards, building regulations and environmental best practice.
• CDM regulations compliance experience.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and driving safety, quality and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Flood Mitigation Programme delivery from concept to completion.
• Oversee a portfolio of projects reducing flood risk and building community resilience.
• Provide leadership, commercial oversight and assurance across design, construction, and handover.
• Coordinate design, manage NEC contracts, engage customers, ensure regulatory compliance.
• Advance risk-management and coordinate supply-chain and design partners to meet milestones.

Skills

Flood risk

Drainage

Water engineering

NEC contracts

Risk management

Leadership

CDM regulations

Regulatory compliance

Team coaching

Education

Engineering degree

Construction/Project Management or Environmental discipline

APM or NEC accreditation

Professional membership (ICE/CIWEM/IMechE)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the delivery of Flood Mitigation Programme within the Rivers & Flooding team.
• Lead a team of Project Managers and support staff, overseeing a portfolio of projects that reduce flood risk, safeguard customers, and build long-term community resilience across our region.
• Take ownership of programme delivery from concept to completion — providing leadership, commercial oversight, and assurance across design, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Define scope and coordinate design, manage NEC contracts, engage customers, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Play a key role in reducing flood impacts across networks and supporting communities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in flood risk, drainage, water engineering, or wider infrastructure delivery.
• Strong understanding of flood-mitigation techniques, surface water management, and drainage systems.
• Significant experience delivering projects or programmes under the NEC contract framework.
• Proven ability to deliver high-volume, medium-risk projects within a regulated or infrastructure setting.
• Strong programme-level risk-management experience, especially involving customer and community impacts.
• A solid working knowledge of engineering standards, building regulations, and environmental best practice.
• Experience leading and coaching multi-disciplinary teams, driving safety, quality, and performance.
• Practical leadership and compliance experience under CDM regulations.
• Experience working closely with supply-chain and design partners to meet milestones, quality expectations, and H&S standards.
• Qualifications: Degree in Engineering, Construction, Project Management or an Environmental discipline (desirable)
• APM or NEC accreditation (desirable)
• Professional membership (ICE, CIWEM, IMechE etc.) — or progressing towards it (desirable)
• Full UK Driving Licence (essential).