Project Manager - Water Industry

Tetra Tech Europe; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech is seeking a Project Manager to deliver multiple client projects within our Water Consultancy team. Based in the UK, you'll work with engineers, modellers and data analysts to ensure delivery to time, quality and cost.

Hybrid working may be available; in-office and client site attendance required. You will lead from inception to closure, manage governance, forecasting and billing, and help develop a high-performing delivery culture.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical or construction discipline and 2+ years of delivery experience, with 5+ years in water sector preferred.
• Strong Microsoft 365, SharePoint, reporting and presentation skills, and experience of MS Project or Jira.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of project management principles and techniques.
• Hybrid working with office and client site attendance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver multiple client projects within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Manage project planning, governance, reporting, forecasting, and financial control.
• Lead projects from inception to closure, including proposal, feasibility, design, construction support and handover.
• Support billing and wider team coordination.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting & forecasting

Communication

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Technical or construction degree

Tools

MS Project

Jira

SharePoint

Excel

Job description

Salary: £33,000–£68,000 depending on experience

Join a growing Engineering Framework Delivery team delivering high-profile work across our Water Consultancy business. This is an opportunity to support major clean water programmes and help shape the delivery of essential projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK.

Purpose And Scope Of The Role

As Project Manager, you will be responsible for 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, technical delivery and financial control. You will lead projects from inception, and proposal through to feasibility, outline, detailed design stages, construction support, handover and closure. You will work to ensure 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.
• Technical knowledge– The ideal candidate will have a clear understanding of the various disciplines involved in water project delivery and their relative requirements, skillsets and data needs
• 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, manage the flow of information between technical teams and respond 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; significant post-graduate experience of working and managing projects, task or sub-tasks within water and wastewater capital delivery programmes; Specific project management qualifications are not a pre-requisite, although being able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the principles of effective project management principles and techniques, is. Ideally this is through demonstrable experience rather than through formal qualifications. You should have at least two years’ project delivery 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 and at client sites required to support collaboration, meetings and project delivery needs.

Why join Tetra Tech?

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide. We have a wide range of expertise across our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value. We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees who are Leading with Science® to solve our clients’ most complex problems. 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.