Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager - Water

Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager to support the delivery of major water and wastewater treatment works projects in Poole. Dorset.

This is a delivery-focused role requiring an individual who is comfortable operating across all aspects of project execution. Working within a lean client-side team, you will play a key role in managing contractors, driving programme performance and ensuring the successful delivery of treatment works schemes from planning through to construction and commissioning.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in the UK water sector, extensive NEC4 contract management experience and a proven track record of delivering complex infrastructure projects within live operational environments.

The Role

As Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the delivery of major water and wastewater treatment works projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Managing NEC4 contractors, ensuring contractual compliance, programme performance and successful project outcomes.
• Chairing contractor progress meetings and delivery reviews, holding contractors accountable against agreed milestones.
• Driving change control processes, assessing and managing the impact of changes on cost, programme and scope.
• Developing and maintaining project governance arrangements, ensuring clear accountability and effective decision-making.
• Producing accurate and timely programme reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating project risks and issues, implementing appropriate corrective actions where required.
• Overseeing project delivery through design, construction, commissioning and handover phases.
• Coordinating internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, contractors and operational teams.
• Supporting wider programme delivery activities as required, contributing across multiple workstreams within a small, collaborative team.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager or Delivery Manager within the UK water sector.
• Significant experience delivering water or wastewater treatment works projects.
• Strong NEC4 contract management experience, including contractor performance management and change control.
• Demonstrable experience managing project governance, risk management and reporting processes.
• Experience leading contractor progress meetings and managing delivery within live operational environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• The ability to operate effectively within a lean delivery team and take ownership of a broad range of responsibilities.

Desirable Experience

• Experience delivering AMP7 or AMP8 capital programmes.
• Chartered status or membership of a relevant professional body.
• APM, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualification.
• Experience working client-side within a regulated utility environment.

What's On Offer?

• Day rate of up to 600 per day (DOE)
• Opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of a major water and wastewater treatment works programme
• Long-term project pipeline within a critical UK infrastructure environment
• High level of ownership and responsibility across the full project lifecycle
• Collaborative, delivery-focused team environment where your contribution will have a direct impact on project success
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced programme, engineering and construction professionals on high-profile AMP projects within the water sector

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