Senior Project Manager – Water Infrastructure Programs

Ridge and Partners LLP; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge and Partners LLP seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead delivery of complex water infrastructure projects and programmes for major UK utilities and environmental agencies. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, ensure commercial success, and drive governance excellence across multiple workstreams.

The role requires 5–8 years' end-to-end delivery experience in water or regulated utilities, strong stakeholder engagement, and robust contract management skills.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years' experience delivering complex infrastructure projects/programmes end-to-end, ideally in water or regulated utilities.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing client relationships at senior levels.
• Strong knowledge of NEC3/4 contract governance, cost control and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex water infrastructure projects and programmes from inception to close-out.
• Act as primary client lead for major programmes with organisations such as Thames Water and the Environment Agency, providing strategic direction.
• Plan, schedule, cost control and risk management across multiple workstreams.
• Mentor project teams and ensure collaboration and high performance.
• Oversee contract administration and commercial management, including NEC3/4 compliance.
• Develop and maintain PM plans, dashboards and reporting systems.
• Engage with senior stakeholders across utilities, contractors and internal teams to maintain relationships.
• Ensure governance, H&S and regulatory compliance throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Project leadership

Team management

Commercial awareness

Sector knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor-level or higher in Engineering/Science/PM

APM PMQ or PRINCE2 Practitioner

Chartered status preferred

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Ridge and Partners LLP seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead delivery of complex water infrastructure projects and programmes for major UK utilities and environmental agencies. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, ensure commercial success, and drive governance excellence across multiple workstreams.

The role requires 5–8 years' end-to-end delivery experience in water or regulated utilities, strong stakeholder engagement, and robust contract management skills.