Senior Project Manager

MWH Treatment; Hampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water sector provider in England is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their Delivery team in Hampton with hybrid working options. The successful candidate will oversee project direction and ensure delivery quality while fostering strong client relationships. Essential qualifications include a relevant degree and extensive project management experience, particularly in multi-disciplinary environments. This position offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits including hybrid work, health insurance, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid Working

Car/car allowance

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Contribution Pension scheme

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects.
• Ability to negotiate and administer construction contracts.
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for direction and completion of projects ensuring consistency with company strategy.
• Maintain good client relationships and company reputation.
• Manage commercial aspects of projects with accurate forecasts.

Skills

Project Management experience

Excellent oral and written communication

Delivery driven mindset

Strategic and operational skills

Risk & Opportunity Management

Knowledge of Construction Contracts

Client Focus

Collaboration

Education

Degree in construction, commercial, or engineering discipline

Project Management Qualification

Job description

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About The Role

We are looking to strengthen our Delivery team with a Senior Project manager based at Hampton with hybrid working available.

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 specific projects 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.

Key responsibilities will include:

• 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, i.e from tender handover to final completion
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels
• Maintain the company's reputation on a 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 projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of projects
• Ensuring that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to 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 and waste water design and build projects.
• Have detailed working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance
• Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking/conferences/ associations/groups, to stay current on industry changes and innovations
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role
• In all internal and external contact, present a professional and positive image of the department and MWH Treatment as well as maintaining mutually constructive, positive and beneficial relationships.

About You

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 MWHT 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 waste water treatment plants
• Chartered with and engineering, commercial, or construction institution
• NEC Project Manager Accreditation
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.

Technical Competencies: Advanced

1. Contract Management
2. Governance
3. Budgeting and cost control
4. Risk, Opportunities and issue management
5. Project Planning (schedule)
6. Digital Delivery
7. Procurement (negotiations and management)
8. Solutions development (pre- construction / design development)
9. Client, stakeholder and conflict management
10. Resource management
11. Change management
12. Quality management

Behavioural competencies: Advanced

1. Communication
2. Collaboration
3. Client Focus
4. Striving for Results
5. Integrity, Trust and Respect
6. Coaching and Providing Feedback
7. Leadership

About Us

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills.

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don't just tick boxes; we live these values every day.

What MWH offer

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
• 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