Senior Innovation Project Manager – Hybrid, UK

United Utilities; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days leave

Pension up to 14%

Bonus up to 20%

Car allowance £5k

Company healthcare

Hybrid working

Job summary

United Utilities is seeking a Senior Innovation Project Manager to lead from the front, driving multi-disciplinary innovation across Commercial, Engineering and Capital Delivery. You will shape how ideas are identified, tested, scaled and embedded within a FTSE 100 organisation.

You will build relationships with senior stakeholders, mentor project managers, champion agile approaches and collaborate with external partners and funding bodies to deliver measurable benefits and carbon reduction.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical or engineering discipline.
• Chartered membership of a recognised body.
• Project management qualification (APM or equivalent).
• Proven experience delivering complex project portfolios.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior leaders experience.
• Experience supporting bids or securing project funding.
• Full UK/EU driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver a diverse portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary innovation projects.
• Take ideas from concept through to adoption with measurable benefits and real-world impact.
• Drive efficiency, sustainability and carbon reduction across the business.
• Inspire and mentor project managers, championing agile thinking and innovative approaches.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, shaping decisions and influencing outcomes.
• Collaborate with external partners and funding bodies including Ofwat, Innovate UK and Horizon Europe.
• Manage delivery across risk, governance, resources and commercial performance.
• Promote innovation across the business and drive adoption of new ideas.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Complex project leadership

Agile thinking

Innovation leadership

Strategic influence

Education

Technical degree in engineering

Chartered engineer

APM or equivalent project management qualification

Tools

APM Certification

Job description

United Utilities is seeking a Senior Innovation Project Manager to lead from the front, driving multi-disciplinary innovation across Commercial, Engineering and Capital Delivery. You will shape how ideas are identified, tested, scaled and embedded within a FTSE 100 organisation.

You will build relationships with senior stakeholders, mentor project managers, champion agile approaches and collaborate with external partners and funding bodies to deliver measurable benefits and carbon reduction.