Senior Water Projects Manager | Delivery Leader

Mott MacDonald Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Employee ownership

Annual bonus schemes

Pension contributions match

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary water and wastewater projects across the full lifecycle for UK clients, supporting delivery during AMP8. You will coordinate design and delivery teams, manage client interfaces, and drive cost, time and quality targets.

The role emphasises strong stakeholder engagement, risk management, and mentoring junior staff within our Water Utilities Division, with a hybrid working model across multiple offices.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in engineering or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable project management experience delivering infrastructure projects in the water sector.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams across project lifecycle stages.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage programme, cost, and water and wastewater engineering risks to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Proven ability to work independently and contribute to project success while guiding others.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership.
• APM PMQ / MAPM or equivalent.
• Experience in AMP frameworks or UK water utilities programmes.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and design management.
• Experience contributing to bids and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of projects to time, cost, and quality, ensuring compliance with business management systems.
• Managing multidisciplinary teams, coordinating technical specialists across design and delivery stages.
• Acting as a key client interface, building strong and trusted relationships.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks and opportunities.
• Overseeing commercial and contractual aspects including forecasting, programme control, and reporting.
• Supporting team development, providing guidance and mentoring to junior staff.

Skills

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

Independent worker

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Risk management

Education

Degree-qualified in engineering or related discipline

Tools

APM PMQ / MAPM or equivalent

Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership

Experience with AMP frameworks or UK water utilities programmes

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary water and wastewater projects across the full lifecycle for UK clients, supporting delivery during AMP8. You will coordinate design and delivery teams, manage client interfaces, and drive cost, time and quality targets.

The role emphasises strong stakeholder engagement, risk management, and mentoring junior staff within our Water Utilities Division, with a hybrid working model across multiple offices.