Senior Project Manager - Waste Programme

MWH Treatment; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Project Manager to join their dynamic team in Derby. This role offers the chance to lead the Waste Portfolio within a collaborative environment, ensuring exceptional safety and delivery quality standards. You will mentor junior staff while managing multi-disciplinary teams to achieve project goals. With a focus on client satisfaction and strategic execution, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the water industry. If you are passionate about project management and thrive in a leadership role, this opportunity is tailored for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects.
• Excellent communicator with a focus on client and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Waste Portfolio of work and manage Project Managers and Engineers.
• Ensure project delivery meets time, cost, and quality objectives.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Leadership

Risk & Opportunity Management

Client Focus

Collaboration

Construction Contracts Knowledge

Budgeting and Cost Control

Health & Safety Compliance

Strategic Planning

Education

Degree in Construction, Commercial, or Engineering

Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our Delivery team with a Senior Project Manager based out of our Derby Office, with hybrid working available.

The role is a leadership role, and will work closely with the Head of Operations, Contracts Manager and Senior Project Manager for Water - to lead the Waste Portfolio of work within the Self Delivery team. The role will involve the management of other Project Managers and Project Engineers, as well as the mentorship of some of our graduates and apprentices.

You will report directly to the Head of Operations 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:

1. Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted work force.
2. Ensuring that the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, i.e from tender handover to final completion.
3. Maintain good client relationships at all levels.
4. Maintain the company’s reputation on a project by ensuring good relationships are maintained with joint venture partners and suppliers.
5. Ensuring that sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities.
6. Planning projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of projects.
7. Ensuring that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to commencement of activities.
8. Ensuring at contract completion that all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available.
9. Ensuring that all site non-conformities are reported and approximate costs identified.
10. Ensure all commercial aspects of the project are managed in a timely and proactive way giving accurate forecast and estimates.
11. Understanding and implementing the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets.
12. Being aware of the need to satisfy customer requirements with the aim of enhancing the customers’ perception and satisfaction.
13. Maintain an appropriate practical knowledge and appreciation of all technical disciplines associated with delivering water and waste water design and build projects.
14. Have detailed working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance.
15. Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking/conferences/associations/groups, to stay current on industry changes and innovations.
16. 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.
17. 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.

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 an engineering, commercial, or construction institution.
• NEC Project Manager Accreditation.
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.

Technical Competencies:

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:

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