Project Manager

Thames Water; Chorleywood; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company is looking for a Project Manager to oversee large infrastructure projects. You will manage project life cycles, engage with stakeholders, and promote health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a technical background in construction or utilities and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary between £56,000 and £67,000 and benefits such as 26 days holiday per year and a generous pension scheme. This role operates on a hybrid basis in London.

Benefits

26 days holiday increasing with service

Performance-related pay plan

Generous Pension Scheme

Various health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in utility-based projects.
• Understanding of project life cycle and communication.
• Knowledge of stage-gate project management process.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects through their life cycle.
• Promoting health and safety culture.
• Engaging with stakeholders and ensuring project compliance.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Risk management

Health and Safety knowledge

Education

Technical education or engineering background

Job description

Overview

This is a high-profile Project Manager role, offering career development and a varied working environment. Are you a technically skilled Project Manager with experience working on large infrastructure projects? Are you ready for a new challenge? Join Thames Water's exceptional project teams as we invest more than ever in London to improve our critical infrastructure, tackle complex structural issues and drive excellence in our network.

Apply now and make an impact!

What you'll be doing as a Project Manager

• Manage several projects through their life cycle, including commercial management, risk management and associated reporting.
• Establish and continuously promote a proactive health, safety, and environment culture across complex and high-risk Project portfolios and our service providers.
• Develop and deliver an optimised project to achieve all regulatory, statutory, and internal outputs, deadlines, and targets.
• Accountability throughout the project lifecycle, governance compliance, and effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders lead to the smooth transition of project outcomes into operational business.
• Actively protecting, managing, and enhancing Thames Water's reputation with external customers and stakeholders.
• Development of project briefs, including supplementary information for the project's subsequent early contractor involvement phase.
• Supporting the development and definition of the tender package(s), including the scope of work to support the Procurement team through each stage of the tender process, ensuring the demanding timescales are met.
• Managing the project's 'route to consent' strategy, highlighting program and project risks relating to required consents, and considering any potential early works.
• Managing and assuring the performance of contractors to deliver project outcomes on time, cost, and quality.

Working Pattern and location: A hybrid basis in a London-based office - as per the business needs, you must be on-site or in the office 2 - 3 days a week. 36 hours Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will ideally drive and have access to transportation.

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria are:

• A background in construction or utilities-based projects.
• A technical education and engineering background.
• Understanding of the project's life cycle and how to communicate it to both external and internal stakeholders effectively.
• Be knowledgeable of the stage-gate project management process
• Have a strong background in delivering a programme of projects from beginning to end of completion
• Strong communication skills to be able to liaise with internal and external backgrounds
• Understanding of Health and Safety standards, legislation, and governance

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring

• Previous water or utilities experience

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £56,000 to £67,000 per annum
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family's health and wellbeing, and your finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Who are we?

We're the UK's largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It's a big job and we've got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values. Working at Thames Water

Thames Waterworld's is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you'll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. If you're looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people's lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we'll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet. Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

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. We're here to help and support.

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. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

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.