Project Administrator jobs in United Kingdom

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. We are looking for an Assistant Project Manager to deliver, lead and support our Continuous River Water Quality Monitoring programme in the EICA River TCS team.

As an Assistant Project Manager, you’ll need a strong delivery mindset with key skills in planning and project management. You’ll be delivering high‑profile projects on the Continuous River Water Quality Monitoring project.

You’ll support the senior project manager to drive the programme from design through to completion, engage with key stakeholders (both internally and externally) along the way, whilst ensuring projects are closed out and benefits realised in a timely manner.

The Assistant Project Manager will undertake site visits with contractors for recce and site survey through to the delivery of those identified assets on both STW and 3rd party land. For this you’ll need to be mobile and able to travel across the Severn Trent region. You’ll also support the reporting up to board on progress to date and supporting the wider project team to ensure delivery.

You’ll be competent in managing the six aspects of a project, i.e. scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality and resources. You’ll drive the project plans, safeguard milestone delivery and also ensure reporting of progress through to the Business Lead.

Working and walking near water are essential requirements for this role, due to the locations being near water, in both Severn Trent and 3rd party land. Water Rescue 3 training shall be provided to ensure safety working in / near rivers.

You’ll come equipped with confident communication, team membership, leadership and stakeholder management skills, with a proactive and flexible approach to working, and have excellent planning and organising skills.

You’ll also bring your strong conflict management skills and would ideally be NEC4 and/or APM or equivalent project management qualified; however, if you’re working towards it that’s still fine, we would be happy to support you throughout your journey. Ideally you’ll be able to demonstrate experience of managing multiple projects or programmes of work at a given time, whilst remaining curious, being courageous, taking care and being proud of what you and the team do.

The base location for this role is our Raynesway, Derby office. However, it is essential you are mobile and able to travel across the Severn Trent region, as you will be expected to visit sites during the working week.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

It's not just a job; it's a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you'll contribute to the environment and community too.

Here are some of our favourites:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250, which is subject to eligibility)
• Family-friendly policies (including a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Two paid volunteering days per year

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