Senior Water / Wastewater Project Manager
We are seeking an experienced Senior Water / Wastewater Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of complex infrastructure projects from inception through to completion. This role will involve managing programmes across water treatment, wastewater treatment, networks, pumping stations, and associated civil, mechanical, and electrical works. You will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required technical and quality standards.
Your responsibilities will include developing and maintaining project plans, budgets, risk registers, procurement strategies, and delivery schedules. You will coordinate multidisciplinary design and construction teams, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and client representatives, ensuring clear communication and effective decision-making throughout the project lifecycle. You will monitor progress, manage change control, resolve technical and commercial issues, and provide accurate reporting on performance, forecasts, risks, and opportunities. A strong focus on health, safety, environmental compliance, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory requirements will be essential.
The successful candidate will have substantial experience managing major water or wastewater projects, with a proven record of delivering complex programmes in a regulated infrastructure or construction environment. You should be confident leading teams, managing multiple stakeholders, and overseeing contracts, budgets, and project controls. Experience with relevant contract forms, such as NEC, along with knowledge of water industry standards, asset delivery processes, and construction health and safety legislation, would be highly advantageous. Strong commercial awareness, excellent communication skills, sound judgement, and the ability to resolve problems proactively are essential. A recognised project management qualification or relevant engineering degree is desirable, alongside appropriate professional accreditation or demonstrable equivalent experience.
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