Engineering Delivery Manager in Dartford

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone with engineering project management experience to join a highly collaborative and supportive team within our Infrastructure Programme Team. In this role, you’ll lead the delivery of a varied portfolio of DMC‑funded projects, providing MEICA engineering and construction solutions across Water and Waste networks—both above and below ground—as well as at water and wastewater production sites. You’ll play a key role in shaping innovative, cost‑effective strategies that drive continuous improvement across our programmes. This includes influencing cultural change, boosting productivity, embedding commercial focus, and championing our corporate values and behaviours. If you’re looking to make a real impact, work on meaningful infrastructure projects, and develop your career within a forward‑thinking engineering environment, this role offers the perfect platform.

What you will be doing as an Engineering Delivery Manager:

• Being an integral part of the growing Infrastructure programme team.
• Managing framework suppliers and subcontractor supply chain involved in the delivery of Infrastructure network construction activities.
• Being directly responsible for resource management and the training, development, and support of directly managed Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers.
• Providing estimates, programming, and planning support to the wider team.
• Ensuring the delivery of all construction projects on the program with 100% compliance with client specifications.
• Managing the client’s site requirements, ensuring minimal impact on the operational functionality of the site.
• Delivering all projects within legislative, CDM and regulatory requirements, including Health & Safety, Environmental and HR.

Location: The base location for this role will be in Lane End. But it will require travel across the whole of the Thameswater network when required.

Work pattern: 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

We’re looking for you to:

• Have gained experience within a commercial and technical role and preferably educated to degree/HND level in engineering and/or business administration, ideally with post‑qualification experience.
• An understanding of civil engineering works, contract law, planning, estimating and tendering is required.
• Have a proven track record of project management in an engineering environment with a good working knowledge of mechanical, Civil, ICA systems, along with Street work and below ground asset.
• Provide management of the procurement process, framework suppliers and the sub‑contractor supply chain, involved in the delivery of all construction‑based activities.
• Be responsible for resource management, and for the training, development, and support of directly managed staff.
• Provide estimating, programming, and planning support to the wider team.
• Ensure the delivery of all streams of the project meets targets with 100% compliance with client specifications.
• Manage the client’s requirements, ensuring minimal impact on the operational functionality of the Network and sites.
• To deliver all projects within legislative, CDM and regulatory requirements, including Health & Safety, Environmental, Street work, Local authorities and HR requirements.
• Manage up to 10 staff, all stakeholder key interfaces, internal and external.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering up to £66,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills.
• Car Allowance of £4,500 per annum.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme, including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your well‑being.

Who are we? We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive.

Working at Thames Water: Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Why choose us? We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else, just let us know. We’re here to help and support.