Water Infrastructure Project Leader – UK

AtkinsRéalis Group

Epsom

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

2 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options
Competitive salary
Training and development opportunities
Travel across South East England

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Project Manager to deliver water infrastructure programmes across major UK water companies. You will manage projects from feasibility through handover, coordinate cross-disciplinary teams, and administer NEC3/NEC4 contracts while maintaining governance and KPI tracking.

The role requires travel across the South East and East of England, strong client relationships, and a collaborative leadership style to drive safe, sustainable outcomes for customers and communities.

Qualifications

  • Years of project delivery experience, including UK water sector experience.
  • Experience managing projects or substantial work packages in water infrastructure.
  • Practical experience with NEC3 or NEC4 contracts and change control.

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of water infrastructure projects or defined work packages from initiation through handover.
  • Establish objectives, scope, delivery strategy and success measures with client and Project Director.
  • Manage programme, cost, risk, opportunity, change, quality and interfaces.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, environmental, commercial, planning and construction.
  • Administer NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including early warnings and compensation events.
  • Maintain governance, reporting and assurance aligned with requirements.
  • Monitor performance against programme, budget, KPIs and regulatory commitments.
  • Build relationships with water company clients, delivery partners and regulators.
  • Plan work around assets, outages, commissioning and handover.
  • Promote health, safety and wellbeing throughout delivery.
  • Identify risks early and lead mitigation actions.
  • Support continuous improvement and use of digital tools and data.
  • Coach junior team members; travel to SE England sites as required.

Skills

Project delivery experience
UK water sector experience
NEC3/NEC4 contracts
Programme, cost, risk management
Stakeholder management
Multidisciplinary team leadership
Relationship building
Communication skills
Commercial awareness
Driving licence & travel readiness

Education

Project management/engineering/construction qualification

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Project Manager to deliver water infrastructure programmes across major UK water companies. You will manage projects from feasibility through handover, coordinate cross-disciplinary teams, and administer NEC3/NEC4 contracts while maintaining governance and KPI tracking.

The role requires travel across the South East and East of England, strong client relationships, and a collaborative leadership style to drive safe, sustainable outcomes for customers and communities.

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