Senior Project Manager

Description

As a Senior Project Manager with Thames Water, you won’t just oversee a complex £100M+ project – you’ll join a legacy of dedicated professionals that deliver life’s essential service to millions of Londoners. Join Thames Water’s Major Projects & Programmes Team at this pivotal moment in our mission to future-proof London’s water supply. You’ll lead a cross-functional project team and partner with our Tier 1 contractor to successfully deliver major infrastructure improvements at our Coppermills Water Treatment Works.

• Champion continuous improvement and mentor and upskill emerging talent.
• Build strong relationships within Thames Water, our delivery partners, and stakeholders.
• Lead the delivery of a highly complex, multi-year project on a 24/7 live operational.
• Collaborate with colleagues and delivery partners to deliver project outcomes in terms of time, cost, and quality.
• Strategically guide the team to anticipate and navigate delivery challenges and issues.

Requirements

Must have access to a car and a driving licence.

• Own project governance, contract management, and reporting.
• Relevant water sector experience is desirable.
• Resilience and determination to work as part of a team to achieve the best outcomes for the project.
• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline of engineering, project management, or similar.
• Proven experience managing large-scale (c.£100M) construction projects from inception to handover.
• Ability to work with high levels of independence, manage competing priorities, and thrive under pressure.
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant UK regulations and contracts (e.g. NEC, IChemE)

Benefits

• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets.
• Car Allowance.
• Competitive salary from £67,000 to £88,000 per annum per annum depending on experience.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance