Senior Project Manager

Lanesra Technical Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Project Manager in England to oversee a multi-million pound water treatment project. Ideal candidates will possess strong Project Management skills, experience in the water industry, and excellent communication abilities. This role offers a competitive salary package, hybrid working, and attractive benefits including health insurance and pension contributions.

Benefits

Bonus

Car allowance

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Pension scheme

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects in the water industry.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for client and stakeholder engagement.
• Extensive experience in project delivery and management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall direction and completion of a multi-million pound water treatment project.
• Maintain good client relationships and manage project commercial aspects.
• Ensure project delivery quality standards are met.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Team Management

Risk Management

Contract Management

Education

Degree in construction, commercial, or engineering related discipline

Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent

Job description

Position

Senior Project Manager

Location

Testwood with hybrid working available

Salary

90-95k, car/allowance, bonus and excellent benefits package

Our Client

Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting eight long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

The Role

You will report directly to the Operations Manager/Framework Director, and you will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of a multi‑million pound water treatment project. Ensuring consistency with company strategy by planning and evaluating project activities, within the time required and within the tender estimate without risk to the health and safety of all concerned while ensuring good customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted work force.
• Ensuring that the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, from tender handover to final completion.
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels.
• Maintain the company's reputation on the project by ensuring good relationships are maintained with joint venture partners and suppliers.
• Ensuring that sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities.
• Planning the project, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of the project.
• Ensuring that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved before commencement of activities.
• Ensuring at contract completion that all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available.
• Ensuring that all site non‑conformities are reported and approximate costs identified.
• Ensure all commercial aspects of the project are managed in a timely and proactive way giving accurate forecast and estimates.
• Understanding and implementing the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets.
• Being aware of the need to satisfy customer requirements with the aim of enhancing the customers' perception and satisfaction.
• Maintain an appropriate practical knowledge and appreciation of all technical disciplines associated with delivering water treatment design and build projects.
• Have detailed working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance.

Experience

Essential

• Project Management experience in managing multi‑disciplinary design and construction projects, ideally within the water industry.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction, commercial, or engineering related discipline.
• Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent.
• Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients, stakeholders, and end users.
• Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targets and manage and motivate multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.
• Extensive experience in project delivery.
• Strategic, operational, technical and management skills.
• Knowledge of Construction Contracts, ideally NEC and/or IChemE, with ability to negotiate and administer.
• Ability to present at Governance Reviews in a leading capacity.
• Risk & Opportunity Management experience.
• Maintain a positive and solution‑oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.

Desirable

• Experience in water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Chartered within an engineering, commercial, or construction institution.
• NEC Project Manager Accreditation.

Technical Competencies: Advanced

• Contract Management
• Governance
• Budgeting and cost control
• Risk, Opportunities and issue management
• Project Planning (schedule)
• Digital Delivery
• Procurement (negotiations and management)
• Solutions development (pre‑construction / design development)
• Client, stakeholder and conflict management
• Resource management
• Change management
• Quality management

Package includes

A competitive salary, bonus, car/car allowance
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
Contribution Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Health Insurance
Private Medical Insurance and many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc.

Key Words

Project Manager
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Project Director
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IChemE
Water Industry
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Water Treatment
Wastewater
Sewage
Utilities
Power Generation
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Nuclear
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Infrastructure
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