Project Manager

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. Where will you be working? We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure. This role will be within our Water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment. Want to be a part of it? What will you be doing? As our Project Manager you'll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of complex capital projects, typically valued at £1m+, across both Clean Water and Wastewater sectors within the Southern Water Framework. The role ensures projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, within budget, and in compliance with all governance, assurance, contractual, and regulatory requirements. Working across the full project lifecycle, you'll lead projects from inception through design, construction, commissioning, and completion. Responsibilities include managing programme schedules, risks, change control, reporting, target costs, technical reviews, buildability assessments, and design approvals. The role also requires oversight of NEC contract administration, including Early Warnings, Compensation Events, and programme updates. A key aspect of the position is stakeholder management, acting as the primary interface between Southern Water, project teams, subcontractors, local authorities, landowners, and other third parties. Effective communication and collaboration are essential to ensure smooth delivery and prompt resolution of issues. You'll lead multidisciplinary teams, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture while supporting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. They are responsible for maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and operational performance through proactive management and compliance monitoring. Commercial responsibilities include budget management, forecasting, cost reporting, financial governance, margin delivery, and ensuring a positive customer experience throughout project delivery. What you’ll bring Do you have strong, demonstrable experience in project management within capital delivery, infrastructure or regulated environments? Have you got experience delivering complex civils, pipelines, rising mains, trunk mains, tunnelling or similar infrastructure projects.? Do you have experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and subcontractors? Have you got a good understanding of project governance, assurance processes and NEC contract mechanisms? Do you have knowledge of regulated utility environments and associated governance requirements? Do you hold a formal project management qualification (APM, PMQ, PRINCE2) or working towards accreditation? Have you got a valid driving licence? What’s in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include; Contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts Life assurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us! In addition, this role offers; Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme Health Care Cash Plan, giving you and your family the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more! Private Healthcare - family cover 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays About us We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours. We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group. Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding. #MGroupW #LI-LK1 I NDREG