At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead water projects, ensuring quality installations and compliance with regulations.
- Company: Join Leep Utilities, a leader in water infrastructure with a commitment to excellence.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, a bonus, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic team culture with events and a focus on equality and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the water industry while developing your project management skills.
- Qualifications: 5 years in project management with experience in potable water infrastructure.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Department: Project Delivery
Reports to: Senior Water Project Manager
Location: Southern England
We’re looking for someone who can bring expertise and leadership to ensure every installation is completed to specification and in line with current legislation and industry best practice. As a Water Project Manager, you’ll oversee the installation of potable water infrastructure, managing the process with a strong focus on quality and design compliance. Acting as the single point of contact for customers and stakeholders, you’ll guide projects through post-sales and pre-adoption stages, ensuring a smooth and professional experience throughout.
This role is central to the delivery phase, supporting activities that include programme forecasting, financial control, subcontractor management and defect resolution, all while maintaining rigorous standards for safety, health and environmental compliance. It’s an opportunity to take ownership of projects that matter and represent Leep with integrity and excellence.
Responsibilities
- Ensure Water Projects are delivered as per Leep’s current process and documented procedures
- Accountable that all assigned project design activity is completed by accredited third parties and properly logged and reported in line with Guaranteed Standards of Performance (GSOP)
- Manage each project in line with the capital budget, tracking performance, and ensure compliance with financial, commercial, and regulatory requirements
- Accountable that financial controls are adhered to, including timely purchase order management, invoice review, and variance reporting are being undertaken across all assigned projects eg. Design variance costs
- Conduct regular audits of all sites and partners ensuring that any issues or defects are managed to resolution using the current company systems and procedures
- Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless asset handover with all documentation and contracts in place and that installation standards and pre-water on commissioning and testing meets or exceeds regulatory requirements
- Provide ad hoc operational support to the SPM and Head of Project Delivery on all assigned Water Projects for site enquiries or escalations
- Ensuring assets are delivered to best industry standards
Qualifications
- 5 years’ experience of working in Project Management or Team Supervision capacity within a SLP or Water Company
- Demonstrable experience of the design and construction of potable water infrastructure
- A good working knowledge of the Water Industry NAV process
- Excellent knowledge of multi utility industry asset standards such as NJUG
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with experience of developing and managing personnel
- Financial acumen and a track record of adhering to budgets
- Working knowledge of H&S management and audits
- An understanding of water regulatory standards applicable to the business and the processes required to be compliant with them
- Expert knowledge of asset adoption and delivery legal documentation requirements
- Strong computer and reporting skills
Benefits
- Salary which aligns to your experience and skillset
- 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays
- An additional day off to celebrate your birthday
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Car allowance
- Company pension plan
- Health Cash plan through Westfield Health
- Option to purchase additional holiday days through our Holiday Buying Scheme
- Engagement committee with events throughout the year, including Summer Party and individual team socials
- Paid professional memberships relevant to your role and access to professional development opportunities
Values
Safety, Customer Promise, Accountability, Reliability, Respect, Flexibility
Equal Opportunities
Leep Utilities is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. If you require any appropriate accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know.
Water Project Manager Operations · Reading · employer: Leep Utilities
Leep Utilities is an exceptional employer that prioritises the growth and well-being of its employees, offering a supportive and collaborative work culture in Manchester. With a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days of paid holiday, professional development opportunities, and a focus on employee engagement, we ensure that our team members thrive both personally and professionally. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking company that values safety, accountability, and respect while providing a dynamic environment for project coordination.
