Overview
At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor.
We are looking for an Assistant Project Manager to deliver, lead and support our Continuous River Water Quality Monitoring programme in the EICA River TCS team.
As an Assistant Project Manager, you’ll need a strong delivery mindset with key skills in planning and project management. You’ll be delivering high profile projects on the Continuous River Water Quality Monitoring project. You’ll support the senior project manager to drive the programme from design through to completion, engage with key stakeholders (both internally and externally) along the way, whilst ensuring projects are closed out and benefits realised in a timely manner.
The Assistant Project Manager will undertake site visits with contractors for recce and site survey through to the delivery of those identified assets on both STW and 3rd party land. For this you’ll need to be mobile and able to travel across the Severn Trent region. You’ll also support the reporting up to board on progress to date and supporting the wider project team to ensure delivery.
You’ll be competent in managing the six aspects of a project, i.e. scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality and resources. You’ll drive the project plans, safeguard milestone delivery and also ensure reporting of progress through to the Business Lead.
Working and walking near water are essential requirements for this role, due to the locations being near water, in both Severn Trent and 3rd party land. Water Rescue 3 training shall be provided to ensure safety working in / near rivers.
Responsibilities
* Deliver and manage projects within the Continuous River Water Quality Monitoring programme in the EICA River TCS team, supporting delivery from design through to completion.
* Engage with internal and external stakeholders, ensure projects are closed out, and realise benefits in a timely manner.
* Undertake site visits with contractors for recce and site surveys, delivering identified assets on STW and 3rd party land; travel across the Severn Trent region as required.
* Report progress to the Business Lead and support the wider project team to ensure successful delivery.
* Manage the six project management areas: scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality and resources; drive project plans and safeguard milestone delivery.
Qualifications and Experience
* Strong communication, team membership, leadership and stakeholder management skills with a proactive and flexible approach; excellent planning and organising abilities.
* Strong conflict management skills; ideally NEC4 and/or APM or equivalent project management qualification; if not, be working towards it with support available.
* Experience managing multiple projects or programmes simultaneously; curiosity, courage, care, and pride in what you and the team do.
* Base location is Finham, Coventry, with mobility to travel across the Severn Trent region and site visits during the working week.
Benefits
* 28 days holiday + bank holidays (ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year)
* Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,250, eligibility applies)
* Family-friendly policies (including a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
* Leading pension scheme – company contributes up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%
* Sharesave – option to buy Severn Trent plc shares at a discounted rate
* Dedicated training and development with our Academy
* Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
* Two paid volunteering days per year
LET’S GO
We can’t wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We’ll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.
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