Project Manager / Senior Project Manager, Water

AECOM; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm is seeking a Project Manager/Senior Project Manager in Leeds to lead water utility projects. Candidates should have engineering degrees, experience in water projects, and strong management skills. Join a team dedicated to creating a positive impact while enjoying flexible working options and development opportunities.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working model

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Strong commercial, risk management, and contractual skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects with full accountability for delivery.
• Oversee project contracts and handle change management.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across the business.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Commercial skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

NEC4 contracts

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Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to be part of a team shaping the future of water infrastructure?

Join our innovative and multidisciplinary Water team as a Project Manager/Senior Project Manager, based in our growing Basingstoke, Croydon, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, St Albans, Exeter, Bristol, or Cardiff offices. You'll also benefit from our flexible hybrid working model. At AECOM, we are leaders in innovation, delivering a diverse portfolio of water programs and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients, including major UK water companies like Wessex Water, Welsh Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Severn Trent Water and Tier 1 Contractors.

In this role, you'll take the lead on various aspects of multiple small to medium sized water utility projects, covering both wastewater and potable water schemes, primarily within key client long-term frameworks. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a talented, diverse team dedicated to efficiency and forward-thinking solutions.

For the right applicants who are looking to further grow their leadership and operational capability, we also have part time opportunities to take on additional team responsibilities alongside this Project Management role. For example, managing and developing our teams to ensure brilliant delivery within our Water business in England & Wales, and driving AECOM's culture, values and quality. Please flag in your application if such an additional role is of interest to you.

Here's what you'll do:

Project Manager

• Lead and manage projects with full accountability for successful delivery, including budget and schedule.
• Oversee project contracts, ensuring they are delivered within scope, budget, and timeframes.
• Handle change management by documenting early warnings, preparing variations, and negotiating and implementing changes with clients.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, identifying risks, dependencies, and required resources.
• Assess and mitigate project risks and opportunities, ensuring successful outcomes.
• Manage contracts under various forms, such as NEC.
• Ensure quality management processes are followed for all project activities and outputs.
• Engage with stakeholders, managing their interests and influence to achieve project goals.
• Coordinate and manage multidisciplinary teams across the business.
• Oversee subcontractor and supply chain performance to meet project requirements.
• Build strong relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.
• Lead bid management for design tenders on standalone projects and framework contracts.

Senior Project Manager

• Oversee the work of one or more Project Managers and provide support as required into any of the Project Managers tasks noted above.
• Provide input/support on continuous improvement to, and execution of, project delivery procedures.
• Drive consistent Project Manager (PM) practices and procedures in alignment with AECOM PM requirements and the Project Delivery System (PDS).
• Depending on regional/ project requirements you may also project manage more complex projects of your own, in additional to the above.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.

Come & Grow with Us.

Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 700 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. At AECOM, you'll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

Here's what we're looking for:

• Experience in delivering water and wastewater/ treatment projects.
• Have strong commercial, risk management and contractual skills and experience, e.g. NEC4.
• A degree or equivalent in a related engineering subject, and/or equivalent experience.
• Chartered Engineer Status (or working towards) or APM registration.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.