Senior Project Delivery Manager

Tetra Tech Europe; Warrington; Híbrido; GBP 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Tetra Tech Europe is seeking Senior Project Delivery Managers to lead a diverse portfolio of water and wastewater programmes across the UK. You will oversee projects through the full lifecycle, ensuring delivery within scope, time and cost while coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams and external partners.

The role requires strong engineering background and experience in NEC4 contract environments, with hybrid working options and travel to client and site locations as required.

Formación

• Degree in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or similar technical discipline.
• Experience delivering projects across lifecycle (inception to closure).
• NEC4 knowledge or experience desirable, strong contract management capabilities.

Responsabilidades

• Lead projects through full lifecycle from inception to handover and closure.
• Manage budgets, risks and stakeholder relationships across engineering and digital delivery programmes.
• Collaborate with clients, teams and supply chain to deliver on time, within scope and cost.

Conocimientos

Project delivery leadership

Engineering understanding

Stakeholder management

Contract awareness

Adaptability

Educación

Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering degree

Chartered status preferred

Herramientas

NEC4 contracts

Descripción del empleo

Driving delivery across vital water and wastewater programmes nationwide.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a number of Senior Project Delivery Managers to join our growing Water team, delivering a diverse portfolio of technical projects across the UK. This is a key role for an experienced project professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working across complex engineering and digital delivery programmes.

Purpose And Scope Of The Role

You will lead projects through the full lifecycle, from inception to handover and closure, working within a multi-disciplinary team on technically challenging and commercially significant work. The role will involve managing project delivery, programmes, budgets, risks and stakeholder relationships, while supporting both capital works and software as a service projects. You will work closely with clients, colleagues and supply chain partners to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes delivered in line with agreed scope, time and cost.

Your Impact In This Position

This is a great opportunity to contribute to significant projects that support clients and communities across the UK. You will play a central role in driving successful project outcomes, strengthening client relationships and helping to grow a high-performing project management team. In the short term, you will be trusted to lead live projects and support delivery excellence. In the longer term, you will help shape delivery across a varied portfolio, develop your technical and leadership capability, and build a rewarding career with opportunities for progression.

Core Capabilities

• Project delivery leadership – Proven ability to drive projects forward through the full lifecycle, maintaining focus on scope, schedule, cost and quality while keeping delivery teams aligned.
• Technical and engineering understanding – Strong background in civil, mechanical or electrical engineering, with the ability to work confidently in technical environments and understand engineering-led delivery.
• Commercial and contract awareness – Ideally experienced in NEC4 contracts, with an understanding of how to manage contract requirements, change, risk and performance effectively.
• Stakeholder management – Able to build positive working relationships with clients, delivery teams and wider stakeholders, communicating clearly and resolving issues constructively.
• Adaptability across project types – Comfortable managing engineering projects and adapting your approach to suit different delivery models and client needs.

Skills, Qualifications And Experience

You should be degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another relevant technical discipline. Preferably you will be at or approaching chartered status with a suitable body.

Experience of successfully driving project delivery is essential, and NEC4 contract knowledge or experience would be highly desirable.

You will also need strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain delivery focus. A full UK driving licence is required.

Work patterns and locations

We are recruiting across Warrington, Brighton, Exeter, Leeds, Sheffield and Derby. Hybrid working arrangements may be available, depending on project and business needs, with occasional travel to client, site and team locations as required.

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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.