Project Manager – Salary up to £75,000 + Annual Bonus + Car Allowance/Company or Van + Fuel Card + 33 Days Holiday + 5% Matched Pension + Life Assurance
J3A Recruitment are proud to be working with a major civils contractor with a proven record of successfully delivering complex civil engineering projects across AMP 7 – and now looking to strengthen their team as we move further into AMP 8.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join their Southern operations and play a vital role in the delivery of major civils projects to water treatment works across the Thames Water patch.
The business has ambitious plans to expand the region into a £25m+ operation, and this role offers the chance to play a pivotal part in that growth while shaping your own career development.
What you’ll be doing
* Full project management responsibility from cradle to grave across civil engineering and water sector schemes.
* Lead health & safety, design, customer relations, quality, programme, and cost/value management.
* Work closely with commercial teams on cost control, forecasting, and value management.
* Produce and maintain programmes (MS Project) with a clear understanding of the commercial impacts.
* Provide leadership, mentoring, and positive management to site teams, ensuring delivery to deadlines and budgets.
What we’re looking for
* Proven experience managing civil engineering projects (water / wastewater).
* Excellent leadership and people management skills with a calm, level-headed approach under pressure.
* Commercially astute with strong understanding of NEC or ICC contracts.
* Strong communicator with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
* Ideally degree/HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or related subject.
* SMSTS and relevant CSCS card essential.
* NRSWA Supervisor, First Aid, or Black Card CSCS desirable.
What’s on offer
* Salary up to £75,000 (DOE)
* Annual performance bonus
* Car allowance, Company Car or Van + Fuel Card
* Life assurance
* Defined contribution pension scheme – matched up to 5%
* 33 days holiday including bank holidays
* Flexible and agile working options (role dependent)
* Huge scope for career progression as the region grows
Other roles considered: Senior Site Agent, Construction Manager, Framework Manager, Contracts Manager, Manager, Civils Manager, Head of Projects, Senior PM.
Commutable from: Reading, Slough, Swindon, Oxford, Basingstoke, Didcot, High Wycombe, Maidenhead, Watford, Guildford, Bracknell, Woking, Windsor, West London