Water Infrastructure Project Manager - Hybrid in Derby

Avove Utilities; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Enhanced annual leave

Company pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Avove Utilities is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex clean water pipeline projects from design through to construction and commissioning in Derby. You will manage cross-functional teams, ensure safety and quality, and deliver projects on time and within budget while navigating NEC contracts and environmental considerations.

Hybrid working with office/site and home, occasional travel, and a competitive salary and benefits package tailored to experience are

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large, complex clean water pipeline projects.
• Knowledge of PMQ fundamentals or equivalent methodologies.
• Experience with NEC contracts and commercial performance.
• Experience delivering linear works in challenging environments.
• Expertise in trenchless technologies and complex interfaces.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary site teams and coordinate stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large-diameter clean water pipeline projects from design through commissioning.
• Apply project management fundamentals to govern scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality.
• Manage NEC contracts and forecast costs; mitigate risks.
• Coordinate design and construction teams across functions.
• Oversee delivery across rural corridors; address environmental constraints.
• Lead landowners, regulators, authorities and utility stakeholders.
• Drive programme certainty, productivity, and on-time delivery.
• Champion health, safety and environmental compliance.

Skills

PMQ fundamentals

NEC contracts

Stakeholder management

Land access

Trenchless tech

Programme controls

Cost management

Environmental compliance

Large-diameter pipelines

Job description

Avove Utilities is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex clean water pipeline projects from design through to construction and commissioning in Derby. You will manage cross-functional teams, ensure safety and quality, and deliver projects on time and within budget while navigating NEC contracts and environmental considerations.

Hybrid working with office/site and home, occasional travel, and a competitive salary and benefits package tailored to experience are