Technical Project Manager - Tech Consulting in London

Full-time, on-site – London (with UK and international site travel). Watergate helps buildings detect leaks, cut water waste, and reduce the carbon footprint of every litre, proving the impact with data.

We’re building the missing circuit breaker for water. Every building has fire protection. Every building has security. Almost none have proper water protection, despite leaks causing huge financial and operational damage. Our tech goes into real buildings – new builds and retrofits, residential and commercial. Mostly across the UK today, with growing demand internationally – including live opportunities in the Middle East, where you’ll likely run early proof-of-concept deployments before we build out local delivery teams. That means working with developers, main contractors, M&E consultants, building managers and end clients to turn signed contracts into deployed, working systems.

This is the person who makes deployments happen. You’ll be the person who always knows where things stand when a developer asks, and the calm voice on the other end of the line when a contractor hits a snag at 4pm on a Friday.

We also use AI tools heavily across the business. For this role specifically, we expect you to use AI to draft and refine RAMS, scopes of work, programmes, client updates, site reports and contractor comms – not because it sounds modern, but because it helps a strong PM move faster, communicate better, and stay on top of more work without dropping the ball.

• Deployment delivery: End-to-end project management for every Watergate installation: scoping, planning, scheduling, mobilisation, execution, commissioning and handover. New builds and retrofits, residential and commercial, UK and international.
• Client and stakeholder management: You’re the face of Watergate to developers, main contractors, M&E consultants, building managers and end clients.
• Site coordination: Managing installers, subcontractors and site teams.
• International proof-of-concepts: Running early deployments in new markets, starting with the Middle East, before we build out local delivery capacity.
• Documentation and compliance: RAMS, scopes of work, programmes, O&M manuals, handover packs. Watergate’s deployment paperwork should be the kind contractors actually want to receive.
• Risk and issue management: Spotting problems before they hit the critical path.
• Process and playbooks: Building the deployment function as we scale. Templates, checklists and SOPs that make every project easier than the last.
• Systems and delivery tools: Constantly looking for where AI can take grunt work off your plate: drafting RAMS, structuring SoWs, summarising site reports, generating client updates, prepping for meetings.
• Internal projects where needed: Occasionally taking on important internal initiatives that need proper project management.

5+ years in project management, ideally delivering tech into buildings – smart building, AV, lighting controls, security, BMS, M&E, or similar. PRINCE2, APM PMQ, PMP or equivalent – and the discipline that goes with it, not just the certificate. Strong understanding of how construction and fit-out projects actually work: programmes, sequencing, snagging, handover. Comfortable on a building site and in a boardroom in the same day. Genuinely AI-native – already using Claude, ChatGPT or similar tools regularly to do better work, faster. Strong with Google Workspace, project management tools, and modern documentation practices. Willing and able to travel internationally for early deployments – including stints in the Middle East. Bonus if you’ve worked with smart water, leak detection, or sustainability tech specifically. Bonus if you’ve delivered into both residential and commercial environments. Bonus if you’ve run projects internationally, especially in the Middle East. Based in or able to work full-time from our London office.

Can keep ten projects in your head and never drop one. Stay calm when a contractor calls you with bad news. Like building systems and templates that make the next project easier. Want to play a meaningful role in building a company, not just running someone else’s projects.

£55,000–£70,000 base salary, depending on experience. Life and health insurance. Professional development budget, including further PM qualifications if useful. Genuine room to grow, including building and leading a deployment team as we scale internationally. A smart, ambitious team building something that matters.

Expect regular travel to project sites across the UK, and meaningful international travel as we expand – starting with the Middle East, where we already have live demand. You may be the first Watergate person on the ground in a new market before we build out local teams.

We move fast and we don’t waste your time.

Take-home task – a realistic deployment scenario you’d actually face here. Informal final stage with the founder and a senior team member – relaxed setting, outside the office.