Senior Project Manager - Water / Wastewater

Arcadis; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead capital programmes in the Water industry. You will drive multi-disciplinary teams, overseeing design, engineering and construction activities to deliver projects on time and within budget.

In this role, you will manage stakeholders across internal and external groups, ensure regulatory compliance, and optimise value for money from design through commissioning. Your expertise will help protect water resources and deliver sustainable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary capital programmes in the water sector.
• Guide project teams through all lifecycle stages from design to commissioning.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects to high standards.
• Manage design and build contractors to ensure outcomes within cost, time and quality parameters.
• Deliver sustainable financial out-performance against approved budgets.
• Proactively manage project risks and issues to maximise opportunities.

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to support ongoing Capital Programmes in the Water Industry. Take the lead in driving multi-disciplinary projects within a dynamic and regulated industry environment. In this role, you will guide project teams through every phase of the project life cycle, ensuring optimal business solutions for our clients. Collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders, both internal and external, will be key to delivering projects to the highest standards. Your expertise will be crucial in managing and assuring the performance of design and build contractors, ensuring project outcomes are achieved within cost, time, and quality parameters from design to commissioning.

As part of our Programme and Project Management team, you’ll help deliver some of the biggest, most iconic projects imaginable, with some of the best talent around. With your energy, agility and a keen eye for detail, you’ll deliver transformational outcomes for multiple clients every day.

Our Resilience team works to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

Role Accountabilities

• Deliver sustainable financial out-performance against approved budgets.
• Manage all contract matters commercially to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Develop and deliver optimized projects to meet all regulatory, statutory, and internal outputs, deadlines, and targets.
• Provide successful technical solutions that deliver optimal value for money on a capital and whole life cost basis.
• Oversee performance management of service providers to ensure service levels and value for money are met.
• Proactively manage project risks and issues to minimize impact and maximize opportunities.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders for project related matters.