Senior Project Manager

Make an impact for Thames Water in London and improve our Water assets for local communities, customers and the environment.

We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of a portfolio of complex planned projects on our water treatment works. You’ll lead projects from the start - engaging with procurement, engineering and other functions, then work closely with your team of Project Managers, contractors and internal teams to drive performance. This role demands a flexible, proactive, hands-on leader with the determination and enthusiasm to make a real impact.

You’ll champion health, safety, and environmental excellence while delivering outstanding results for local communities.

What you’ll be doing as a Senior Project Manager

Lead a team of project managers to successfully deliver a portfolio of large and complex projects.
Drive project performance, rapidly resolve issues and escalate where needed.
Take accountability throughout the project lifecycle, governance compliance, and internal/external stakeholder engagement, leading to a smooth transition into operational business.
Support the definition of solutions to meet the project objectives and will be responsible for preparing a clear business case.
Develop the best procurement strategy for the project and oversee the specifications and production of contract documentation.
Develop a strategy for obtaining any required third-party consents, highlighting program and project risks relating to the consents required.
Effective liaison with the relevant town planning authorities as well as critical internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth running and timely project delivery.
Promote and sustain Thames Water’s Health & Safety vision (zero incidents, zero harm, zero compromises) throughout the project's lifecycle.
Manage and assure the performance of contractors to deliver project outcomes that are timely, cost-effective, and of high quality.
Contribute to steering project and portfolio-wide continuous improvement and delivering against stretching targets.
Commercially manage all contract matters to achieve the optimal outcome for Thames Water.
Drive a continuous improvement area on behalf of the wider programme team

Location:

Hybrid – 2 days a week at Thames Water site, ideally with access to North London and the flexibility to travel within London.

Working Hours:

36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

Salary: £67,000 to £88,000 per annum depending on experience + £5,800 car allowance.

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

Either an experienced construction project manager or an experienced operational manager – with a background in delivering solutions in complex, regulated environments.
Understanding of the development of design, construction and operation of infrastructure or non-infrastructure projects.

Experience of leading the health and safety performance of the team to ensure 3 zeros (zero incidents, zero harm, zero compromises) targets are met.
A proactive, hands-on leader with the determination and enthusiasm to make a real impact.
The ability to multi-task and manage several multi £million construction projects through a team of project managers.
Excellent communication and listening skills with an engaging and open approach.
Prepared to travel and work across a number of sites.

Nice-to-haves that would make you stand out:

Previous experience in the Water industry.
Chartered Engineer or substantial experience in a similar role.
Commercially astute, able to negotiate, develop strong contractual relationships and drive results with contractors.

What’s in it for you?
Join us in this challenging role and make a positive impact on the environment and local communities.
Competitive salary from £67,000 to £88,000 per annum.
26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
Car Allowance.
Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
Private Medical Health Care.
Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances –…