Senior Project Manager

Costain Group PLC; Warrington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company in the UK seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee water sector projects. This role entails managing project delivery, ensuring safety and compliance, and leading a high-performing team. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in UK infrastructure projects, particularly in the water sector, with strong skills in stakeholder engagement and construction management. The position is based in Warrington and requires relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and delivering multiple projects of complex nature.
• Significant track record in major UK infrastructure schemes.
• Knowledge of construction contract law.
• Experience in the water sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop project management teams.
• Manage project delivery from design to handover.
• Promote efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Ensure project safety and compliance.

Skills

Operational leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication and interpersonal skills

Construction contract knowledge

Education

HNC/HND or degree in relevant engineering discipline

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Primavera software

Job description

Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by United Utilities as one of 7 partners to the Enterprise, delivering £5.5bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) between 2025 - 2030, and AMP 9 (2030 - 2035). Our scope is to provide project management, design, construction and commissioning services on design and build schemes throughout the North West and Cumbria region covered by United Utilities. Projects vary in value, covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets on water and wastewater sites with wider Enterprise partners The Senior Project Manager will support the delivery of planned work across the United Utilities (UU) region and develop key relationships within UU operational personnel, supply chain partners and wider Enterprise Partners. The role will require experience of both design and delivery of water projects with the successful individual either responsible for the delivery of one major project or a portfolio of smaller projects.

Responsibilities

• Select, lead, direct, and develop a high-performing team of project managers & project/area delivery team(s) within your portfolio of projects
• Supporting the development of pre-construction planning for new scope of works
• Establish excellent relationships with Costain and Client teams
• As an operational leader, promote a culture of efficiency and continuous improvement, both within your team and across the framework service
• Provide whole life oversight and accountability for the successful delivery of projects and services, through design, procurement, assembly, commissioning, and handover as required
• Actively champion wellbeing, safety and environment performance, compliance, and continuous improvement across the project portfolio and throughout your team
• Provide leadership to create a safety culture to ensure Zero LTI and RIDDOR Incidents
• Work closely with the commercial & supply chain team, ensuring engagement from tender through to delivery to achieve commercial performance requirements

Qualifications

• Experienced operational, delivery focused leader
• Significant amount of practical experience where you have successfully managed and delivered a framework of multiple projects of a complex or critical nature, on major UK infrastructure schemes (preferably in the water sector)
• Strong track record of delivery of project programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of construction contract law and forms of contract through experience and formal training
• Ability to build trusted relationships with key client stakeholders, within your team and across the Framework & Costain group
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system, Primavera software)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• HNC/HND or degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• SMSTS qualification
• NEC PM accreditation (preferred)
• Association of Project Management APMP (preferred)

About Costain

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future‑shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do. Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.