Senior Project Manager

Linsco; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the utilities sector seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee the Waste Portfolio. This key leadership role involves managing project teams, ensuring safe and timely project delivery within budget, and maintaining high quality standards. Ideal candidates will have substantial project management experience in water-related projects and relevant qualifications.

Benefits

Car allowance

Full company benefits package

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience in the water sector, ideally in wastewater treatment.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and deliver to time, cost, and quality targets.
• Good knowledge of NEC or IChemE contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project teams, ensuring clear responsibilities and strong team performance.
• Manage project risks, costs, and forecasts, ensuring commercial success.
• Champion high standards of health, safety, and quality across all project activities.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Risk Management

Education

Degree in Construction, Engineering, or related discipline

Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Water & Wastewater
Location: Derby Office (Hybrid Working Available)
Salary: Up to 70,000 per annum
Additional: Car allowance and full company benefits package
Job Type: Full-time - Permanent

Are you an ambitious and results driven Project Manager with prior experience in large scale civils and utilities projects and looking for a fresh opportunity?

We have an exciting new opportunity with our client, an integrated design and delivery solution provider within the utilities sector.

They are looking to strengthen their delivery team with an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead their Waste Portfolio within the Self-Delivery team. This leadership role will work closely with the Head of Operations and other senior team members, managing Project Managers and Engineers, and supporting the development of graduates and apprentices.

You'll be responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of projects - from planning through to completion - ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to high quality standards, while meeting client expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project teams, ensuring clear responsibilities and strong team performance
• Champion high standards of health, safety, and quality across all project activities
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor projects from start to finish using the Business Management System (BMS)
• Maintain strong working relationships with clients, joint venture partners, and suppliers
• Review and approve key project documents including Project Execution Plans and method statements
• Manage project risks, costs, and forecasts, ensuring commercial success
• Oversee project records and close-out documentation at project completion
• Support and guide team members including mentoring less experienced staff
• Promote customer satisfaction by delivering excellent outcomes
• Keep up-to-date with industry developments and contribute to continuous improvement

About You

• Strong project management experience in design and construction, ideally in the water sector within water or wastewater treatment projects
• Degree or equivalent in construction, engineering, or a related discipline
• Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or similar
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and deliver to time, cost, and quality targets
• Good knowledge of NEC or IChemE contracts
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Chartered status with a relevant professional body (desirable)

If you're a confident and experienced project leader ready to take ownership of complex infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Linsco is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.