Senior Project Manager, Water & Wastewater Delivery

Murray McIntosh Associates Ltd; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 101,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day rate up to £600/day

Long-term project pipeline

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Murray McIntosh Associates Ltd in Poole, Dorset, seeks a Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager to lead major water and wastewater treatment works from planning through to commissioning. The role is delivery-focused, coordinating contractors and driving programme performance within a lean client-side team.

You will manage NEC4 contracts, chair progress meetings, and shape governance, reporting to senior stakeholders while maintaining live operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager or Delivery Manager within the UK water sector.
• Significant experience delivering water or wastewater treatment works projects.
• Strong NEC4 contract management experience, including contractor performance management and change control.
• Demonstrable experience managing project governance, risk management and reporting processes.
• Experience leading contractor progress meetings and managing delivery within live operational environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• The ability to operate effectively within a lean delivery team and take ownership of a broad range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of major water and wastewater treatment works projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Managing NEC4 contractors, ensuring contractual compliance, programme performance and successful project outcomes.
• Chairing contractor progress meetings and delivery reviews, holding contractors accountable against agreed milestones.
• Driving change control processes, assessing and managing the impact of changes on cost, programme and scope.
• Developing and maintaining project governance arrangements, ensuring clear accountability and effective decision-making.
• Producing accurate and timely programme reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating project risks and issues, implementing appropriate corrective actions where required.
• Overseeing project delivery through design, construction, commissioning and handover phases.
• Coordinating internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, contractors and operational teams.
• Supporting wider programme delivery activities as required, contributing across multiple workstreams within a small, collaborative team.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Project governance

Change control

Progress meetings

Risk management

Delivery leadership

Education

PRINCE2

APM

Chartered status

Tools

NEC4

Job description

Murray McIntosh Associates Ltd in Poole, Dorset, seeks a Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager to lead major water and wastewater treatment works from planning through to commissioning. The role is delivery-focused, coordinating contractors and driving programme performance within a lean client-side team.

You will manage NEC4 contracts, chair progress meetings, and shape governance, reporting to senior stakeholders while maintaining live operations.