Project Delivery Manager

United Utilities; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services provider in Blackburn is seeking a Project Delivery Manager to oversee capital projects in Wastewater Services. The ideal candidate will lead a team, ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks, and coordinate between various stakeholders. This role offers generous leave, a competitive pension, and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Competitive pension scheme

Performance-related bonus scheme

Comprehensive healthcare plan

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Critical for delivering performance through teams in a 24/7 service environment.
• Demonstrable experience of operations & maintenance strategies.
• Effective written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Solid knowledge of regulatory & legislative frameworks within the water sector.
• Strong ability to problem solve and manipulate data.
• Strong commercial & business awareness.
• Demonstrable experience in leading indirect teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the effective delivery of wastewater capital projects.
• Lead project coordinators for successful capital programme delivery.
• Identify opportunities for wider performance benefits.
• Represent wastewater operations throughout project lifecycle.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders for project success.
• Provide operational and regulatory knowledge for decision making.
• Interface with delivery teams to meet operational outputs.
• Coordinate activities within the capital programme.
• Work with managers to identify operational support needs.
• Ensure commissioning and handover of capital projects.

Skills

Managerial & Leadership Skills

Operational & Maintenance Knowledge

Communication Skills

Regulatory & Legislation

Analytical & Problem Solving

Commercial Acumen

Managing Matrix Teams

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to be at the forefront of operational excellence in capital projects?

We're seeking a dynamic Project Delivery Manager who will serve as the essential operational liaison with our capital delivery program. In this key role, you'll lead a dedicated team, ensuring smooth coordination and integration between our projects and capital delivery goals. You'll be the pivotal link that aligns on-site operations with our strategic initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

• To support the effective delivery of a programme of capital Projects in Wastewater Services, delivered by the CEC teams
• To lead the project co-ordinators to ensure the successful delivery of the capital programme within the county
• Identify opportunities to delivery wider performance benefit through the capital programme.
• To be the key representative of UU wastewater operations at all key stages throughout all stages of the programme and project lifecycle.
• To liaise and influence a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• To provide operational and regulatory knowledge and expertise supporting key decision making at required project milestones.
• To interface with the Regional Delivery Teams, SST and contractors ensuring operational and regulatory outputs are delivered to time, cost and quality requirements.
• To ensure that coordinate and facilitate site and management level interfaces with wastewater operations, ensuring engagement and mutually beneficial work practices are established between UU and CDP / contractor.
• To ensure effective co-ordination of all activities associated with the capital programme within the county.
• Working with the Regional Delivery Manager and Wastewater operations teams to identify where operational support is required and support accordingly
• Working with the Strategic Asset Manager, Risk Manager and Wastewater Catchment manager to ensure project and programmes deliver the required output.
• To ensure successful commissioning, takeover and handover of capital projects within the county.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Managerial & Leadership Skills: Critical for delivering performance through teams, with the ability to motivate and drive high performance across a 24/7 service environment.
• Operational & Maintenance Knowledge: Demonstrable experience of operations & maintenance strategies.
• Communication Skills: Effective written and verbal communication, with the ability to liaise confidently with internal and external stakeholders.
• Regulatory & Legislation: Solid knowledge of the regulatory & legislative frameworks within the water sector.
• Analytical & Problem Solving: Strong ability to problem solve and manipulate data with a sound judgement of when to escalate.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong commercial & business awareness, delivering targets within resource constraints.
• Managing Matrix Teams: Demonstrable experience in leading indirect teams, achieving results through influence as well as authority.

What We Offer

• A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service, in addition to 8 bank holidays.
• A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover.
• A 10.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements.
• A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working.