Project Manager

Avove Limited; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Enhanced annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Avove Limited in Shrewsbury is seeking a Project Manager to lead a major water treatment project, ensuring safe, on-time and within-budget delivery across all lifecycle phases. You will collaborate with internal teams, clients and supply chain partners to drive performance and manage risks.

A civils background is preferred, with experience in large-scale project delivery. Strong planning, risk management, and communication are essential to meet HSEQ standards and project objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Water/Wastewater sector with understanding of processes and challenges.
• Ideally from a civils background with strong understanding of civil engineering project delivery.
• Knowledge of contract scope and NEC3/4 mechanisms; awareness of HSEQ.
• Full, valid UK driving licence – travel within contract area is required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor delivery and financial performance against the programme, identifying risks and taking corrective action.
• Plan, coordinate and supervise the programme of work ensuring alignment with contract scope.
• Regularly monitor progress and facilitate planning to challenge durations and identify opportunities.
• Ensure quality and programme outputs are met.
• Promote and uphold Health, Safety and Environmental standards in line with company ethos.

Skills

Water/Wastewater

Civil engineering

Contract management

HSEQ

NEC3/4

Driving licence

Communication

Budget management

Resource planning

Job description

Overview

Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career. We understand the impact our work has on our society and the environment. It’s the difference we make that improves people’s lives and helps the economy to grow. We work alongside our customers to deliver resilient, bespoke infrastructure solutions that keep the taps running, the energy flowing and people connected. The work we do together matters.

Role

About the role: Due to continued growth, we are looking to appoint a Project Manager to lead one of our major flagship projects. In this role, you will be responsible for the safe, on-time, and within-budget delivery of a major water treatment project, managing all phases of the project lifecycle. Working closely with internal teams, clients, and supply chain partners, you will drive project performance, proactively manage risks, and ensure successful project outcomes.

Successful candidates would have a strong civils background (although other disciplines would be considered), combined with experience managing large-scale projects.

Location: Shrewsbury

Benefits: Competitive package including a company car or car allowance, enhanced annual leave, and comprehensive family-friendly policies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor delivery and financial performance against the programme, identifying risks early and taking corrective action to maintain budget and timelines.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise the programme of work, ensuring all activities align with contract scope and framework requirements.
• Regularly monitor progress and facilitate collaborative planning sessions to challenge durations and identify opportunities.
• Work with the team to ensure quality and programme outputs are met.
• Promote and uphold Health, Safety, and Environmental standards, ensuring compliance with Avove’s Work Together, Safe Together ethos.

Skills and Experience

• Experience of working in the Water/Wastewater sector, with knowledge of processes and challenges in this environment.
• Ideally from a civils background, with a strong understanding of civil engineering project delivery.
• Understanding of programme delivery processes and contract scope.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, including Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ).
• Awareness of NEC3/4 contract mechanisms.
• Full, valid UK driving licence – travel within the contract area is required.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Financial awareness with the ability to manage and work within budgets.
• Skilled in resource prioritisation and adapting to changing environments.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa process. Applicants must therefore have, and maintain, an alternative right to work for the duration of employment.

What’s in it for you

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that’s not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising. Rewards initiative for achieving recognised professional qualifications.

About us

We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected. We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water and power sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward. We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water. We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.

What next

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process. If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.