Project Manager - Water

Peterborough

Location
Peterborough
Job type
Permanent
Working
Hybrid
Posted

Job description

Position: Project Manager - Water

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid Working)

Salary Guide: £65,000 - £75,000 Plus Car / Allowance and Excellent Benefits

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a significant proportion of Anglian Waters AMP8 programme of clean and wastewater non-infrastructure projects.

Our client is looking to strengthen their delivery team with a Project Manager where you'll manage a team and oversee the development of solutions to ensure multiple projects are completed on time, to quality, water industry and safety standards whilst in line with legislation and processes.

Key responsibilities:

Assure CDM compliance of each scheme through the TOTEX Delivery Process and through a series of audits, checks and peer reviews to champion a 'Zero- Harm' culture
Create and maintain a high performing team culture with a range of reports from Engineers to Commercial staff to feel empowered and think creatively to resolve issues
Translating Programme level strategy into actual outcomes so team members are utilised correctly and fully understand the role they play in achieving success
Accountable for full project lifecycle from receipt of need through scoping, construction, project handover, formal sign off and managing any warranty issue that arise post-handover
Work closely with Commercial and Planning teams to ensure cost and resource forecasts are maintained to required levels of accuracy whilst issues are mitigated and/ or escalated to the Integrated Projects Leader for successful resolution
Oversee the teams' promoted solutions ensuring they are safe, commercially viable and resolve the project requirements whilst being fit for purpose
Responsible for ensuring each project meets the required deliverables, and key project milestones such as Project Rehearsal and Fit for Assembly

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

Project Management experience in managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects, ideally within the water industry
Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction, commercial, or engineering related discipline.
Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients, stakeholders, and end users.
Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targets and manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.
Experience in project delivery
Strategic, operational, technical and management skills
Knowledge of Construction Contracts, ideally NEC, with ability to negotiate and administer
Risk & Opportunity Management experience
Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety

Desirable:

Experience in water and wastewater treatment plants
Chartered with and engineering, commercial, or construction institution
NEC Project Manager Accreditation

Benefits

Plus Car / Car Allowance

Advert last confirmed live on 28 October 2026 · Partner reference 225771440