Project Manager - Water

Position:
Project Manager

Location:

Aylesford or Winchester with hybrid working available

Salary: £70-80k, car/allowance, bonus and excellent benefits package

Our Client:
Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting eight long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

The Project: A Water Supply Works, operated by Southern Water in Kent, is undergoing a major £65m upgrade. Improvements include refurbishing the low‑lift pumping station, enhancing granular activated carbon filters, upgrading chemical dosing, and increasing raw water storage capacity to improve resilience.

You will report directly to the Senior Project Manager or Operations Manager and your role will be to manage the design, construction, commissioning and putting to work of contracts to ensure they are completed in the most efficient manner to the specification, within the time required and within the tender estimate without risk to the health and safety of all concerned while ensuring good customer satisfaction.

• Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted workforce.
• Ensure the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, from tender handover to final completion.
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels.
• Maintain the company's reputation on a project by ensuring good relationships with joint venture partners and suppliers.
• Ensure sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities.
• Plan projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of projects.
• Ensure that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved before commencement of activities.
• At contract completion, ensure all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available.
• Ensure all site non‑conformities are reported and approximate costs identified.
• Ensure all commercial aspects of the project are managed in a timely and proactive way, giving accurate forecast and estimates.
• Have detailed working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance.
• Understand and implement the quality, safety and environmental policies and targets.
• Be aware of the need to satisfy customer requirements with the aim of enhancing the customers' perception and satisfaction.
• Maintain an appropriate practical knowledge and appreciation of all technical disciplines associated with delivering water and wastewater design and build projects.

• Project Management experience in managing multi‑disciplinary design and construction projects, ideally within the water industry.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering, or in construction, commercial, or civil engineering related discipline.
• Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent.
• 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 and/or IChemE, with ability to negotiate and administer.
• Ability to present at Governance Reviews in a leading capacity.
• Risk & Opportunity Management experience.
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.

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

• Competitive salary, car/car allowance, bonus.
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy).
• Contribution Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Health Insurance.
• Private Medical Insurance and many more benefits including cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc.

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