Project Management Officer

Affinity Water; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water sector is looking for a Project Management Office Manager to oversee the Smart Metering programme. This role involves ensuring effective delivery aligned with business objectives, managing risks, and engaging stakeholders to support environmental goals. The ideal candidate will have senior project management experience and a degree-level education. The company offers a competitive salary, learning opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 26 days

Participation in the annual bonus scheme

Double match pension scheme

Family benefits including enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Access to wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Senior project management experience with complex projects.
• Ability to drive and embed change across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery and outputs of key workstreams.
• Provide regular reports on progress and recommend changes.
• Implement effective change control processes.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Planning

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

Affinity Water is seeking to recruit a Project Management Office Manager. This pivotal role within the new Smart Metering team involves providing governance and oversight for the programme to ensure effective and efficient delivery, aligning with the business objectives for smart metering deployment and benefits realization.

Principal Accountabilities

The smart metering programme aims to support environmental and water conservation goals amid population growth. It includes initiatives such as leakage reduction, smart metering, and water efficiency campaigns.

• Oversee delivery and outputs of the key workstreams across the smart metering programme.
• Provide regular reports on progress and recommend changes to support business outcomes.
• Engage proactively with workstream leads and stakeholders to advance delivery, report outputs, and identify risks.
• Implement effective change control processes to manage impacts on people, processes, or systems.
• Track costs and outputs accurately, manage forecasts and deviations to keep the programme on track.
• Ensure consistency in adhering to project management principles and lifecycle across workstreams.

What You Need

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience in a relevant subject.
• Senior project management experience, especially with complex projects and strategic change initiatives.

Personal Skills

• Ability to drive and embed change, influence across organizational boundaries, and engage diverse cultures and politics.
• Highly performance-driven with strong planning, monitoring, and action-taking skills.
• Adaptable to flexible environments with dynamic workloads.

What We Offer

• Salary based on skills and experience.
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and formal courses.
• Participation in the annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave starting at 26 days, with options to purchase additional days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ for personal or religious occasions.
• Double match pension scheme (company contribution capped at 12%).
• Family benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave, fertility support, and paid carers’ leave.
• Policies supporting menopause and reasonable adjustments.
• Access to wellbeing resources for physical and mental health.
• Discounts at retail outlets and on insurance through Tap4Perks.
• Disability confident recruitment practices.

Affinity Water values diversity and aims to foster an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.