Project Manager - Water

Carrington West; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is recruiting an experienced Project Manager to deliver a major wastewater treatment works upgrade in the Poole/Bournemouth area on a long-term contract basis. The role covers enabling works through construction, commissioning and handover, with multidisciplinary teams and close client liaison.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in non-infrastructure water projects, with experience managing budgets, programmes and MEICA interfaces, and a proven ability to

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering wastewater treatment works upgrades or major non-infrastructure water projects.
• Strong civil engineering knowledge including reinforced concrete structures and tanks.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary packages including civils and MEICA.
• Experience managing budgets, programmes, subcontractors and supply chains.
• Experience delivering projects in operational water or wastewater environments.
• Strong client-facing communication and project leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery from enabling works through main construction, commissioning and handover.
• Oversee project programmes, budgets, risk registers, progress reporting and delivery performance.
• Coordinate civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering activities.
• Oversee enabling works, tank construction, temporary treatment installations and related construction packages.
• Manage subcontractors, suppliers, construction teams and design interfaces.
• Maintain strong working relationships with the client, operational stakeholders and wider project team.
• Monitor procurement, cost control, contract administration and change management.
• Identify programme and delivery risks and implement mitigation measures.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Coordinate construction sequencing and temporary treatment arrangements to minimise disruption.
• Support testing, commissioning, operational integration and final handover.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

NEC contracts

Risk & change management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Job description

Project Manager, Wastewater Treatment Works

Location: Poole / Bournemouth, Dorset

Contract: Long-Term Contract Opportunity

Rate: Negotiable, dependent on experience

Sector: Wastewater, Non-Infrastructure

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of a major wastewater treatment works upgrade in the Poole / Bournemouth area on a long-term contract basis.

The scheme forms part of a wider wastewater capital delivery programme, with enabling works currently underway and further construction activities involving phosphorus treatment tanks, temporary treatment installations and associated civil engineering works.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in non-infrastructure water projects, with experience managing multidisciplinary construction packages, programmes, commercial performance and client relationships. This is a long-term contract opportunity suited to an experienced Project Manager who has previously delivered major wastewater treatment works upgrades.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery from enabling works through main construction, commissioning and handover.
• Take responsibility for project programmes, budgets, risk registers, progress reporting and delivery performance.
• Coordinate civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering activities.
• Oversee enabling works, tank construction, temporary treatment installations and associated construction packages.
• Manage subcontractors, suppliers, construction teams and design interfaces.
• Maintain strong working relationships with the client, operational stakeholders and wider project team.
• Monitor commercial performance, including procurement, cost control, contract administration and change management.
• Identify programme and delivery risks, implementing appropriate mitigation measures.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Coordinate construction sequencing and temporary treatment arrangements to minimise disruption to operational wastewater assets.
• Support testing, commissioning, operational integration and final project handover.

Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering wastewater treatment works upgrades or major non-infrastructure water projects.
• Strong understanding of civil engineering construction, including reinforced concrete structures, tanks and associated works.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary construction packages involving civils and MEICA.
• Experience managing project budgets, programmes, subcontractors and supply chains.
• Working knowledge of NEC3 or NEC4 contracts, including change management.
• Experience delivering projects within operational water or wastewater environments.
• Strong client-facing communication, stakeholder management and project leadership skills.

This is a long-term opportunity supporting the delivery of a major wastewater treatment works upgrade, with involvement across multiple stages of the construction programme.