Project Manager

MWH Treatment Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based utilities firm is looking for an experienced Project Manager to oversee projects in the Anglian Water region. The candidate will manage a team to ensure projects meet safety and quality standards while adhering to legislation. Requirements include significant experience in the Water industry, knowledge of CDM regulations, and strong communication skills. This role offers hybrid working and involves managing multiple projects effectively while fostering a high-performing team culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Water industry is essential.
• Familiarity with CDM regulations is required.
• Experience managing multiple projects in a commercial framework.
• Familiarity with NEC Option C contracts and commercial frameworks.
• Water industry knowledge including health & safety and drinking water standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team and oversee project solutions.
• Ensure projects comply with safety and quality standards.
• Create a high performing team culture.
• Oversee the project lifecycle from start to finish.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Planning teams to keep cost/resource forecasts accurate and managed.
• Ensure promoted solutions are safe, commercially viable and fit for purpose.
• Deliver project milestones such as rehearsals and handover with clear accountability.
• Foster open, approachable team environment across alliances and organisations.

Skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety

Strong communication skills

Relationship building

Project management

Risk management

Education

IOSH qualification

APMP qualification

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our Delivery team with a Project Manager based in the Anglian Water region with hybrid working available.

As our new Project Manager, you’ll manage a team and oversee the development of solutions to ensure multiple projects are completed on time, to quality, water, and safety standards whilst in line with legislation, Alliance governance and processes. You’ll be responsible for projects throughout their lifecycles ensuring the team handles operational needs and conflicts appropriately to arrive at ‘win-win’ situations for all concerned.

Key responsibilities

• Assure CDM compliance of each scheme through the TOTEX Delivery Process and through a series of audits, checks and peer reviews to champion a ‘Zero- Harm’ culture
• Create and maintain a high performing team culture with a range of reports from Engineers to Commercial staff to feel empowered and think creatively to resolve issues
• Translating Programme level strategy into actual outcomes so team members are utilised correctly and fully understand the role they play in achieving success
• Accountable for full project lifecycle from receipt of need through scoping, construction, project handover, formal sign off and managing any warranty issue that arise post handover
• Work closely with Commercial and Planning teams to ensure cost and resource forecasts are maintained to required levels of accuracy whilst issues are mitigated and/ or escalated to the Integrated Projects Leader for successful resolution
• Oversee the teams’ promoted solutions ensuring they are safe, commercially viable and resolve the project requirements whilst being fit for purpose
• Responsible for ensuring each project meets the required deliverables, and key project milestones such as Project Rehearsal and Fit for Assembly
• Create an open, approachable and visible team environment which engages across the @one alliance, other alliances and organisations to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing

Possessing recent experience in the Water industry, you'll have excellent knowledge of Health & Safety, drinking water standards and CDM regulations to compliment your IOSH qualification. Accustomed to dealing with multiple projects and ideally holding an APMP qualification, you'll be comfortable professionally challenging a host of stakeholders by using your strong communication and relationship building skills. Your experience of working within a commercial framework and your knowledge of NEC Option C contracts will allow you to make decisions quickly for the best of the business. With a track record of successfully managing teams in a performance driven environment, you'll have the ability step away from the detail and work strategically as and when required by giving your team the trust, empowerment, and support by delegating tasks.