Project Manager

MWH Treatment; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

MWH Treatment is seeking a Project Manager in the Anglian Water region with hybrid working to oversee multiple projects ensuring on-time delivery, quality, water and safety standards, in line with legislation and governance. You will lead a team from Engineers to Commercial staff and drive proactive problem solving.

You will manage projects end-to-end, ensure safe, commercially viable outcomes, and collaborate across alliances to meet deliverables and milestones.

Qualifications

• Possessing recent experience in the Water industry.
• IOSH qualification and APMP qualification are preferred.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assure CDM compliance of each scheme and champion a Zero-Harm culture.
• Create and maintain a high-performing team culture across Engineers and Commercial staff.
• Translate Programme level strategy into tangible outcomes for the team.
• Oversee full project lifecycle from scoping to handover and warranty issue resolution.
• Coordinate cost and resource forecasts with Commercial and Planning teams for accuracy.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Education

APMP qualification

IOSH 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.