What you’ll be doing
as a Senior Project Manager
1. Developing and delivering optimised projects to achieve all regulatory, statutory and internal outputs, deadlines and targets.
2. Engage with Asset Management. Engineering and Operations; identify synergies and use lessons learned from previous projects to agree on the most effective solutions.
3. Inform business planning of delivery timescales and costs to execute works
4. Delivering successful technical solutions that provide optimal value for money on a capital and whole life cost basis.
5. Managing and developing the project team in a culture of accountability and achievement
6. Leading a customer-focused culture, unrelenting in its pursuit of excellence in service delivery to both internal and external customers.
7. Proactively ensuring every customer touch point is a positive experience to remember.
8. Maintain strong external stakeholder relationships to actively protect and enhance Thames Water’s reputation with external customers and communities.
9. Establish and continuously promote a proactive health, safety & environment culture across the Project and our service providers
10. Delivering sustainable financial out-performance against approved budgets
11. Commercially managing all contract matters to achieve the optimal outcome for Thames Water.
Location: Hybrid – 2/3 days a week on-site or at a Thames Water office location, with flexibility to travel within London and the Thames Valley.
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:
12. Chartered Engineer or substantial experience in a similar role.
13. An experienced Construction Senior Project Manager – with a background in delivering solution in complex, regulated environments, ideally water or utilities.
14. Understanding of the development of design, construction and operation of infrastructure or non-infrastructure projects.
15. Experience in leading the health and safety performance of the team to ensure 3-zero targets are met.
16. A proactive, hands-on leader with the determination and enthusiasm to make a real impact.
17. Commercially astute, able to negotiate, develop strong contractual relationships and drive results with Tier 1 Contractors.
18. The ability to multitask and manage several multi-million construction projects.
19. Excellent communication and listening skills with an engaging and open approach.
20. Prepared to travel and work across a number of sites.
Nice-to-haves that would make you stand out:
21. Previous experience in the Water industry
What’s in it for you?
Join us in this challenging role and make a positive impact on the environment and local communities.
22. Competitive salary from £67,000 to £88,000 per annum
23. 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
24. Car Allowance
25. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
26. Generous Pension Scheme through AON
27. Private Medical Health Care
28. 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.