Water Project Manager

Sweco UK Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Water Project Manager to lead innovative water and wastewater projects. This role involves managing project delivery, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring designs meet client expectations. The ideal candidate will have a strong project management background, an engineering degree, and excellent communication skills. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to creating sustainable solutions and enjoy a supportive work environment that values career progression and work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Hybrid Working Options

Career Progression Opportunities

Qualifications

• Recognized project management qualification is essential.
• An appropriate engineering degree or equivalent is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical and commercial delivery of projects.
• Work closely with engineers to deliver integrated designs.

Skills

Project Management

Water Engineering

Client Management

Sustainable Solutions

Communication Skills

Education

Project Management Qualification

Engineering Degree

Job description

Do you have what it takes to transform society?

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Water Project Manager to join our team delivering designs from concept to construction primarily for water and wastewater schemes both in Infrastructure and Non Infrastructure. We have a wide range of Clients and substantial pipeline of work having secured numerous 5 to 10 year Frameworks with workload expected to double.

What does the role involve?

You will work closely with civil, mechanical and electrical engineers and other discipline colleagues from across the wider Water Business Unit in the UK to deliver projects by:

• Managing technical and commercial delivery of projects and bids and ensuring they are completed within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Ensuring design output is completed in accordance with the agreed scope of works, timescales and budgets.
• Managing change.
• Working in close collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines as required to deliver project requirements and added value to the Client.
• Participating in the preparation/presentation of proposals/bids as required including estimating timescales and costs for proposed works.
• Working closely with Lead Design Engineers to deliver design deliverables.
• Providing day to day leadership along with the Lead Design Engineer to the delivery team.
• Contributing to larger projects as part of wider project teams and working with the project design team to deliver an integrated design which meets the objectives of the project.
• Managing and mentoring less experienced colleagues on projects.

To be successful in this role you’ll possess:

• A recognised project management qualification.
• An appropriate engineering degree (or equivalent).
• Experience in the delivery of designs on water related projects for Water Companies, Contractors and industry.
• The ability to work with engineers from all disciplines and other industry professionals to optimise and develop bespoke and innovative designs.
• An appreciation of the implications of works on the environment and knowledge of sustainable solutions, water and wastewater processes and health and safety legislation.
• Excellent relationship building skills and enjoy working closely with clients, Stakeholders and other members of the professional team and playing a pivotal role in establishing the brief and developing solutions that meet and exceed our client's expectations.
• The confidence to undertake business development activity, client management and be commercially astute securing new and repeat business.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt your style to suit your audience.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s transform society together at Sweco.

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If I have a disability, can I get help (e.g. “reasonable adjustments”) with the application process?

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Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.

Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those “hard to fill” roles.

We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

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