Project Manager

MWH Treatment; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid Working

Car/car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Contribution Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts and savings Hub

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled Project Manager to join their dynamic Delivery team in the Thames Water region. This role offers hybrid working and involves overseeing the design, construction, and commissioning of projects in the water sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring projects are completed efficiently, on time, and to specification while maintaining high safety standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a diverse team, contribute to meaningful projects, and develop professionally in a supportive environment that values innovation and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects.
• Strong communication skills for client and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery ensuring safety and quality standards.
• Maintain client relationships and oversee project execution plans.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Client Focus

Risk Management

Construction Contracts Knowledge

Strategic Planning

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in Construction, Commercial, or Engineering

Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

Tools

BMS (Business Management System)

CDM Regulations

Job description

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About The Role

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

You will report directly to the Integrated Programme Lead and your role will be to manage the design, construction, commissioning and putting to work of contracts to ensure they are completed in the most efficient manner to the specification, within the time required and within the tender estimate without risk to the health and safety of all concerned while ensuring good customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities will include:

1. Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted work force.
2. Ensuring that the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, i.e from tender handover to final completion.
3. Maintain good client relationships at all levels.
4. Maintain the company's reputation on a project by ensuring good relationships are maintained with joint venture partners and suppliers.
5. Ensuring that sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities.
6. Planning projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of projects.
7. Ensuring that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to commencement of activities.
8. Ensuring at contract completion that all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available.
9. Ensuring that all site non-conformities are reported and approximate costs identified.
10. Ensure all commercial aspects of the project are managed in a timely and proactive way giving accurate forecast and estimates.
11. Have detailed working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance.
12. Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking/conferences/ associations/groups, to stay current on industry changes and innovations.
13. Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.
14. In all internal and external contact, present a professional and positive image of the department and MWH Treatment as well as maintaining mutually constructive, positive and beneficial relationships.
15. Understanding and implementing the quality, safety and environmental policies and targets.
16. Being aware of the need to satisfy customer requirements with the aim of enhancing the customers' perception and satisfaction.
17. Maintain an appropriate practical knowledge and appreciation of all technical disciplines associated with delivering water and waste water design and build projects.

About You

Essential:

1. Project Management experience in managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects, ideally within the water industry.
2. Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction, commercial, or engineering related discipline.
3. Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent.
4. Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients, stakeholders, and end users.
5. Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targets and manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.
6. Experience in project delivery.
7. Strategic, operational, technical and management skills.
8. Knowledge of Construction Contracts, ideally NEC and/or IChemE, with ability to negotiate and administer.
9. Ability to present at MWHT Governance Reviews in a leading capacity.
10. Risk & Opportunity Management experience.
11. Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.

Desirable:

1. Experience in water and waste water treatment plants.
2. Chartered with an engineering, commercial, or construction institution.
3. NEC Project Manager Accreditation.

Technical Competencies: Advanced

1. Contract Management
2. Governance
3. Budgeting and cost control
4. Risk, Opportunities and issue management
5. Project Planning (schedule)
6. Digital Delivery
7. Procurement (negotiations and management)
8. Solutions development (pre-construction / design development)
9. Client, stakeholder and conflict management
10. Resource management
11. Change management
12. Quality management

Behavioural competencies: Advanced

1. Communication
2. Collaboration
3. Client Focus
4. Striving for Results
5. Integrity, Trust and Respect
6. Coaching and Providing Feedback
7. Leadership

About Us

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills.

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don't just tick boxes; we live these values every day.

What MWH offer

Packages include:

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc.