Project Manager

Galliford Try Plc; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Cycle to Work

Pension plan

Private medical

Employee assistance

Professional association membership

Discounts

Job summary

Galliford Try Plc is seeking a Project Manager to lead delivery of water treatment infrastructure within the Affinity Water Framework. You will drive end-to-end project delivery across a varied portfolio, ensuring safe, efficient, high-quality outcomes.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets and schedules, and maintain essential documentation while prioritising safety and compliance in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering water or wastewater projects.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and project governance.
• Strong leadership, communication, and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects ensuring programme, budget, health and safety, and quality targets.
• Provide clear leadership to project teams and engage stakeholders.
• Manage day-to-day operations and ensure contractual alignment.
• Review RAMS, Process Impact Assessments, and environmental requirements.
• Maintain project documentation including as-built records and O&M.
• Oversee financial performance: cost control, forecasting, and P&L.
• Prepare quotations, estimates, price variations, and final accounts.
• Support commercial reporting and monthly programme reviews.
• Develop detailed project programmes with planning and design teams.
• Coordinate resources across departments to meet client expectations.
• Manage procurement of materials, plant, and subcontractors.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, training, and close-out activities.
• Attend site visits and progress reviews; ensure safe, compliant delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting & cost control

Communication

Team collaboration

Planning & organisation

Education

ONC/HNC/BEng or equivalent

IOSH/SMSTS/CITB 5-day or equivalent

CSCS card

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft Office

RAMS documentation

Job description

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Environment Business Division, delivering water treatment infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects for the Affinity Water Framework. You will lead end-to-end project delivery across a varied portfolio of clean water treatment schemes, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality outcomes.

• Lead the successful delivery of multiple projects, ensuring performance against programme, budget, health and safety, environment, and quality targets.
• Provide clear leadership to project teams, supporting development, engagement, and performance of colleagues at all levels.
• Build effective working relationships with client representatives and stakeholders.
• Manage day-to-day project operations and ensure alignment with contractual obligations, including NEC contract conditions.
• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety, CDM, Environmental legislation, and company standards.
• Review and assess in-house and subcontractor RAMS, Process Impact Assessments, and environmental requirements.
• Maintain accurate and complete project documentation, including "as-built" records and O&M information.
• Take responsibility for project financial performance, including cost control, forecasting, and profit/loss.
• Prepare and review quotations, estimates, price variations, and final accounts.
• Support commercial reporting and participate in monthly programme and financial reviews.
• Develop and maintain detailed project programmes in collaboration with planning and design teams.
• Coordinate resources across departments to ensure project requirements and client expectations are met.
• Manage procurement of materials, plant, and specialist subcontractors.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, training, and project close-out activities.
• Attend site visits, stakeholder meetings, and progress reviews as required. ONC/HNC/BEng or equivalent industry qualification (or relevant vocational experience).
• Health & Safety qualifications (IOSH, SMSTS, CITB 5-day, or equivalent).
• Valid CSCS card.
• Experience working within the water and/or wastewater industries.
• Strong understanding of NEC contracts (desirable).
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications.
• Collaborative team member with the ability to work independently when needed.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload.
• Effective communication skills across email, phone, and face-to-face settings.
• Comfortable making informed decisions to maintain project progress. Positive, solutions-focused approach with a commitment to supporting colleagues and delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
• A wide range of corporate discounts.
• Cycle to Work schemes.
• Comprehensive pension plan.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options available for all salaried employees and an employee assistance programme providing free 24/7 support.
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.