Project Manager - Water Services South

Project Manager

Location: Flexible within the South East

What we offer

• Part-time working options actively encouraged
• Flexible and hybrid working, including a blend of office and home working
• Nine-day fortnight options
• Pension
• Private medical healthcare
• Life assurance
• Group income protection

The Vacancy

Project Manager

Location: Flexible within the South East

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Part-time working options actively encouraged
• Flexible and hybrid working, including a blend of office and home working
• Nine-day fortnight options
• Pension
• Private medical healthcare
• Life assurance
• Group income protection

Join Binnies

Binnies, an RSK Group company, is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our growing Water Services team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering projects across the water industry, working with major clients including Thames Water and Southern Water.

Our Water Services team consults, delivers and manages a diverse portfolio of projects, bringing together civil, process and MEICA engineering, network modelling, environmental assessment and nature-based solutions to help address some of the industry's biggest challenges.

We offer genuine flexibility around where and how you work, with opportunities for home working, office working or a combination of both.

The opportunity

As a Senior Project Manager, you will take ownership of the successful planning and delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered to the required scope, cost, programme and quality standards.

You’ll work closely with clients, project teams and wider stakeholders, while helping to shape resource strategies and drive successful delivery across our frameworks.

What you’ll be doing

• Plan, execute, monitor and control projects across scope, programme, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder management.
• Manage contracts across a variety of framework and standalone arrangements.
• Understand client requirements and develop strategies that deliver value for all parties.
• Identify, assess and manage technical and commercial project risks.
• Create and review proposals and costings for new projects and changes in scope.
• Develop and implement resource management strategies across multiple projects and programmes.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems while driving innovation, efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Coach and mentor colleagues, supporting performance, career development, learning and growth.
• Build strong relationships with clients, colleagues and wider stakeholders through clear and effective communication.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering engineering professional services projects.

You’ll ideally bring

• A professional qualification in Project Management and/or an engineering discipline.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to create positive change within project teams.
• An understanding of consultancy commercial models across both project delivery and tender development.
• Experience of programme management using Microsoft Project or similar software.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrable customer–facing project management experience and strong client relationship management skills.
• Experience working within the water industry or a transferable sector.

Life at Binnies

We want you to feel empowered to do your best work, develop your career and make a real difference.

Our ENGAGED culture is at the heart of everything we do. Built over more than 100 years, we have a culture of caring where wellbeing, inclusion and work–life balance genuinely matter.

We believe great work happens when people have the flexibility, support and trust to work in a way that works for them. That’s why we actively encourage flexible and part–time working and offer a range of hybrid working arrangements.

We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive environment where people are respected, supported and given the opportunity to grow and develop throughout their careers.

At Binnies, you can be great alone – and truly amazing together.

About Us

We develop intelligent solutions using our award–winning integrated planning and design approach to deliver functional infrastructure and lasting environmental and social legacies. This is backed by a culture that has stayed true since our foundation over 100 years ago. We create new possibilities for humanity through our innovative approach to delivery.

Together with our clients, we are always striving to find a smarter way to deliver projects. From providing low carbon, sustainable and resilient water solutions, flood alleviation and environment services, to connecting people with insights and data. Our business exists to improve the quality of life for our local communities today and for generations to come.

Binnies is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues’ growth. We’re committed to preserving RSK’s people–first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

If you’re passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Income Protection
• High Street Vouchers
• Life Assurance
• Annual Leave Purchase
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Mental Health Support
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Sectors

Environment

We create sustainable critical infrastructure across the whole asset life cycle to meet the net zero challenge. We integrate sustainability into everything we do, utilising digital innovation to create value. We de‑risk projects through collaborative engagement and holistic thinking which builds inclusive wealth for our clients, stakeholders and communities.

Water

We are engaged in every aspect of the water industry, helping clients efficiently and effectively collect, store, move and treat water and wastewater; plan and manage watersheds; harness the energy embedded in the treatment and movement of water and enhance sustainability. We incorporate leading–edge digital transformation to create more resilient and reliable solutions using data analytics to provide powerful insights.