Senior Project Manager (Water Sector) in Newtown

We will support the Environment Agency in ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of their record investment programme, reducing flood risk, and delivering projects that protect communities and benefit the environment. Senior Project Managers and Associate Project Managers with a history of delivering in the Water industry will join our Infrastructure Project Management team across the South East and Anglia Region. The role covers the whole project lifecycle from initial inception, through design and procurement, to site delivery and commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of multi‑disciplinary complex projects within collaborative delivery teams.
• Provide effective support and mentoring to Project Managers, Graduates and Apprentices.
• Establish and maintain governance arrangements for the delivery of projects, defining clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities that align with organisational practice.
• Client‑side project management, including stakeholder, H&S, risk, quality, schedule and contract management.
• Ensure projects and commissions are delivered to the satisfaction of the client for quality, cost and time.
• Support and manage the project team, ensuring appropriate resources are provided on projects to meet the client and business requirements.
• Actively manage subcontractors and resources remote from the core project team.
• Develop strong relationships with clients and members of the cross‑functional team.
• Support business development opportunities with existing and new clients.
• Manage the submission of project management bids.

Qualifications

• Infrastructure project management experience (Water industry experience desirable).
• Experience of NEC suite of contracts, particularly the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC), ideally NEC ECC Accredited.
• Experience of working as part of an integrated, multi‑organisation, collaborative team.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Highly motivated with a growing industry network.
• Relationship building skills – ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams and stakeholders, and to build and maintain networks of business contacts.
• Able to work under own initiative where appropriate, working closely with Senior Project Managers and Associates in the delivery of projects.
• A team player with a "can‑do" attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible.
• Experience of working within a client organisation, either directly or through a co‑location/secondment arrangement.
• Excellent IT skills and the ability to utilise current digital tools.
• Excellent numeracy, verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of preparing bid submissions.
• Ability to manage client relationships effectively both internally and externally.
• Prior team and line management experience with clear leadership skills; proven experience in a consulting environment providing a full spectrum of PM services, including chairing meetings, minuting, proactively engaging in discussions, developing the PEP, progress reports and tender documentation, and general post‑contract management and administration.
• A relevant degree such as project management, engineering, environmental science, construction or a related subject.
• Demonstrable experience of NEC3 and NEC4 contract management.
• A project management qualification such as the APM PMQ or PRINCE2 would be desirable.
• A member of a related professional body preferably chartered (APM, CIOB, ICE, RICS) would be desirable.
• You may be required to undertake and successfully complete security screening checks.

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