Senior Project Manager

Our consultancy client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their Water division out of their London offices on a permanent basis, with hybrid working (UK wide offices including Manchester also considered).

They are a global consultancy specialising in Water, Energy and Urbanisation with a head count of 10,000 across the globe. As part of UK water sector expansion they are seeking a Senior Project Manager with experience in the sector to oversee the delivery of significant projects.

Their UK portfolio encompasses a diverse range of work, with project values spanning from thousands to multi–million pounds. In response to this, they are strengthening the Project Management team with professionals who can lead large and complex, multi–discipline work packages. This leadership role may involve managing standalone multimillion projects or collaborating as part of a larger team to deliver critical components of major initiatives.

The UK water sector is experiencing a period of unprecedented investment and growth. AMP8 (Apply online only marks the most substantial capital programme in the sector's history, with planned investments of 96–104 billion–a 77% increase compared to AMP7.

Our client are actively engaged in major AMP8 frameworks, working directly with leading water companies such as but not limited to Severn Trent, United Utilities and Wessex Water. These frameworks cover a broad spectrum, from design–build alliances and specialist design development to professional services extending to 2030 and beyond. You will work in collaboration with Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors on design–build alliances ensures technical leadership and seamless programme integration. Additionally, our client serves as a Technical Partner on a major Desalination Scheme, contributing specialist design and programme integration expertise to facilitate sustainable water supply solutions.

The Senior Project Manager will serve as the crucial link between clients and contractors, ensuring cost certainty, adherence to schedules and quality assurance across complex, multi–party frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Is responsible as a Senior Project Manager of large to major size, highly complex risk projects and/or programme and/or framework, or working as part of a wider team to deliver key elements of major , very highly complex and high profile projects, ensuring projects are delivered to time, cost and quality
• Coordinate the activities of a large and multidisciplinary project team to meet deadlines and achieve set targets in the most effective and efficient way.
• Work closely with your Project Teams to ensure client requirements are properly interpreted and reflected in the deliverables
• Accountable for all commercial and financial matters, regularly reviewing and ensuring invoices are raised in accordance with the contract
• Responsible for the day to day management of the work schedule and outcomes across entire project/programme/framework.
• Ensures regular and effective communication with clients and project teams
• Produces accurate project management estimates, budgets and schedules for bids and projects
• Responsible for planning and completing own clearly defined tasks to meet set project deadlines and communicates conflicting priorities.
• Contributes to the development of tools to support effective project delivery
• Ensures company standards are implemented and adhered to across own Projects.
• Develops and and mentors less experienced team members
• Contributes to business development by maintaining client relationships and ensuring client loyalty and repeat work through excellent customer service.

Skills, experience and qualifications

• Qualification / Degree in relevant discipline
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
• Strong commercial acumen in dealings with clients and projects
• Strong relationship building and influencing skills
• Proven experience in achieving project performance and business targets
• Supervising, mentoring or developing less experienced engineers
• Learning agility, actively learning through experimentation and experience and seeking ways to grow and to be challenged
• Experience managing and delivering highly complex, multi–discipline Projects as Senior Project Manager
• NEC accreditations an advantage
• Consultancy or contractor backgrounds considered

Benefits

• Salary circa 60–80k depending on experience
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working – 3 office days – ideally Manchester or London based with client visits during the week
• Company pension
• 40 hour working week Monday to Friday
• Private medical
• Other schemes and company discounts