Project Manager, Major Water Infrastructure Resilience

-; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water engineering company in Scotland is seeking a Project Manager for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme. This role involves taking ownership of key programme elements, leading multi-disciplinary teams, and managing relationships with various stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree and experience in delivering complex projects. Benefits include generous holiday, pension contributions, and performance-related bonuses. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape infrastructure that strengthens water supplies for future generations.

Benefits

26 days' holiday + bank holidays (rising to 30)

Up to 14% employer pension contribution

10.5% performance-related bonus + recognition awards

Company-funded private healthcare

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience, plus APM and NEC3/4 (or working towards).
• A strong track record of delivering complex capital or engineering projects to challenging timelines.
• Excellent stakeholder, communication and influencing skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong financial management capability and the ability to balance competing priorities.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to think across functions and organisations.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of key programme elements and deliver them safely, efficiently and to TCQi standards.
• Lead multi-disciplinary internal teams and supply chain partners within the DPC delivery model.
• Develop robust project management and resource plans, manage risk and change, secure statutory approvals and uphold project governance.
• Build strong relationships with engineers, environmental specialists, corporate affairs, regulators, local authorities, NGOs and community stakeholders.
• Manage assurance activities and monitoring procedures, liaising with the DPC partners.
• Provide clear reporting and insight to programme leadership.

Job description

A leading water engineering company in Scotland is seeking a Project Manager for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme. This role involves taking ownership of key programme elements, leading multi-disciplinary teams, and managing relationships with various stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree and experience in delivering complex projects. Benefits include generous holiday, pension contributions, and performance-related bonuses. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape infrastructure that strengthens water supplies for future generations.