Senior Project Manager in Rickmansworth

Energy Jobline ZR; Rickmansworth; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK water supplier is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of complex infrastructure projects in London and the Thames Valley. This hybrid role demands a proactive leader with strong safety and environmental standards. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in regulated environments, focusing on delivering exceptional value and managing stakeholder relationships. Join us to make a significant impact in the community while enjoying competitive pay and great benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary from £67,000 to £88,000 per annum

26 days holiday, increasing with service

Car Allowance

Performance-related pay plan

Generous Pension Scheme

Private Medical Health Care

Qualifications

• Experience leading health and safety performance to meet targets.
• Ability to multitask across multi-million construction projects.
• Commercially astute to negotiate and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex planned and emergency projects.
• Engage with procurement, engineering, and other functions.
• Champion health, safety, and environmental excellence.

Skills

Chartered Engineer or substantial experience in a similar role

Experience delivering solutions in complex, regulated environments

Excellent communication and listening skills

Job description

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Job Description

Make an impact for Thames Water in London and the Thames Valley and improve our infrastructure for local communities, customers and the environment. We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of a portfolio of complex planned and emergency infrastructure projects. You'll lead projects from the start - engaging with procurement, engineering and other functions, then work closely with your team of Project Managers, contractors and internal teams to drive performance. This role demands a flexible, proactive, hands-on leader with the determination and enthusiasm to make a real impact. You'll champion health, safety, and environmental excellence while delivering outstanding results for local communities.

What you'll be doing as a Senior Project Manager

• Developing and delivering optimised projects to achieve all regulatory, statutory and internal outputs, deadlines and targets.
• Engage with Asset Management, Engineering and Operations; identify synergies and use lessons learned from previous projects to agree on the most effective solutions.
• Inform business planning of delivery timescales and costs to execute works
• Delivering successful technical solutions that provide optimal value for money on a capital and whole life cost basis.
• Managing and developing the project team in a culture of accountability and achievement
• Leading a customer-focused culture, unrelenting in its pursuit of excellence in service delivery to both internal and external customers.
• Proactively ensuring every customer touch point is a positive experience to remember.
• Maintain strong external stakeholder relationships to actively protect and enhance Thames Water's reputation with external customers and communities.
• Establish and continuously promote a proactive health, safety & environment culture across the Project and our service providers
• Delivering sustainable financial out-performance against approved budgets
• Commercially managing all contract matters to achieve the optimal outcome for Thames Water.

Location & Working Hours

Location: Hybrid - 2/3 days a week on-site or at a Thames Water office location, with flexibility to travel within London and the Thames Valley.

Working Hours: 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you'll need is:

• Chartered Engineer or substantial experience in a similar role.
• An experienced Construction Senior Project Manager - with a background in delivering solution in complex, regulated environments, ideally water or utilities.
• Understanding of the development of design, construction and operation of infrastructure or non-infrastructure projects.
• Experience in leading the health and safety performance of the team to ensure 3-zero targets are met.
• A proactive, hands-on leader with the determination and enthusiasm to make a real impact.
• Commercially astute, able to negotiate, develop strong contractual relationships and drive results with Tier 1 Contractors.
• The ability to multitask and manage several multi-million construction projects.
• Excellent communication and listening skills with an engaging and open approach.
• Prepared to travel and work across a number of sites.

Nice-to-haves that would make you stand out

• Previous experience in the Water industry

What's in it for you?

Join us in this challenging role and make a positive impact on the environment and local communities.

• Competitive salary from £67,000 to £88,000 per annum
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Car Allowance
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Private Medical Health Care
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family's health and wellbeing, and your finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We're the UK's largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It's a big job and we've got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you'll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you're looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people's lives while helping to protect the world of water for future , we'll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We're committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process . If you need any adjustments, whether that's extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we're here to help and support .

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you'll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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