Project Manager - Water Industry

Tetra Tech Europe; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech Europe in Brighton is seeking a Project Manager to support delivery within a multi-disciplinary team. You will manage projects from inception to closure, ensuring timely, quality, and budget adherence.

The role requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and prior experience in the water sector. Candidates with a technical degree and project management certification will be prioritized. Hybrid working options are possible to support collaboration needs.

Qualifications

• At least two years of project management experience.
• Five or more years in the water sector preferred.
• Strong reporting and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of multiple client projects.
• Manage project planning, governance, and financial control.
• Build trusted relationships and manage active projects.

Skills

Project delivery leadership

Commercial and financial awareness

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Degree in a technical or construction discipline

Postgraduate qualifications

APM or equivalent certification

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Salary: £33,000–£50,000 depending on experience

Purpose and Scope of the Role

As Project Manager, you will support the delivery of multiple client projects within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, modellers and data analysts. Working closely with Technical Managers and clients, you will manage project planning, governance, reporting, forecasting and financial control. You will lead projects from inception through to handover and closure, ensuring delivery to time, quality and cost while supporting billing, invoicing and wider team coordination.

Your Impact in This Position

You will play a key role in delivering a strong pipeline of water industry projects, supporting AMP8 programmes and beyond. In the short term, you will build trusted relationships, manage active projects and strengthen delivery controls. Over time, you will help improve project processes, support colleagues through training and guidance, and contribute to a high-performing, collaborative culture with real scope for career development.

Core Capabilities

• Project delivery leadership – Confidently manage multiple projects at once, ensuring clear objectives, progress tracking and successful outcomes across the full lifecycle.
• Commercial and financial awareness – Monitor budgets, forecasts and performance data, using insight to support effective decision-making and project control.
• Stakeholder engagement – Communicate clearly with clients, Technical Managers and colleagues, building strong working relationships and responding effectively to project needs.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills – Interpret complex information, identify risks and develop practical solutions to keep projects on track.
• Continuous improvement mindset – Support better ways of working by developing guidance, sharing knowledge and contributing to process improvements across the team.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Degree in a technical or construction discipline; postgraduate qualifications are an advantage. APM or equivalent is desirable, or you should be willing to achieve certification within six months of probation. You should have at least two years’ project management experience, with five or more years in the water sector preferred. Strong Microsoft 365, SharePoint, reporting and presentation skills are essential, along with experience of MS Project or Jira.

Work patterns and locations

Hybrid working may be available, with attendance in the office required to support collaboration, meetings and project delivery needs.

Equality and diversity

In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day‑to‑day role.