Water Treatment Project Lead - Hybrid

Pertemps Thames Water; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Pension Scheme through AON

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water in Reading is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead design and build schemes from £100k to £5m within the Major Projects and Programmes Thames Valley Direct team. The role combines hybrid onsite work with base options including Reading, and offers a £4.5k car allowance and strong benefits.

You will guide projects through concept, design, construction, commissioning and handover, ensuring safety, quality and value for millions of customers.

Qualifications

• HND/HNC in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering water treatment, water process or transferable projects.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery from concept to asset integration.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development and delivery of water treatment and process projects from conception through to handover.
• Managing the planning, design, construction and commissioning phases of projects.
• Developing business cases and project documentation through governance processes to secure project funding.
• Managing project risks and identifying opportunities to improve value and efficiency.
• Providing project assurance during delivery, commissioning and asset handover.
• Working with internal teams, framework contractors, consultants and suppliers to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Supporting the CDM Designer or Principal Designer role where projects utilise in-house engineering design.
• Leading and influencing multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.
• Coaching and mentoring colleagues to support continuous improvement and professional development.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Risk management

Continuous improvement

Project delivery knowledge

Microsoft Office

Project management

Education

HND/HNC in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management

Job description

Thames Water in Reading is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead design and build schemes from £100k to £5m within the Major Projects and Programmes Thames Valley Direct team. The role combines hybrid onsite work with base options including Reading, and offers a £4.5k car allowance and strong benefits.

You will guide projects through concept, design, construction, commissioning and handover, ensuring safety, quality and value for millions of customers.