Project Manager

OCU; Droitwich Spa; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility engineering contractor is seeking a proactive Project Manager to lead wastewater infrastructure projects across the UK. The successful candidate will oversee project delivery, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards while meeting time and budget targets. This role requires proven experience in project management within the civil engineering sector and strong leadership abilities. This is a site-based role in Droitwich.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing civil engineering or utility projects, ideally in wastewater.
• Strong knowledge of UK water industry standards and regulations.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of wastewater projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to health, safety, and environmental regulations.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant qualifications in engineering or construction management

Job description

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Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.

OCU Group is seeking a proactive and experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver wastewater infrastructure projects across the UK.

The successful candidate will oversee all phases of project delivery, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards while meeting time and budget targets.

This is a site based role in Droitwich

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end delivery of wastewater projects, from planning through to completion.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Prepare and present project reports and updates to senior management and clients.

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing civil engineering or utility projects, ideally in wastewater.
• Strong knowledge of UK water industry standards and regulations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Relevant qualifications in engineering, construction management, or a related field.

Company Information:

OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.