Project Manager Ref:31099

**Who are we?**
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.
**About the role**:
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and motivate multi-disciplinary project teams, where you will be responsible for the management of a varied range of water and wastewater projects ranging from £250,000 to £5 million in value.
You will be responsible for developing solutions that meet the needs of customers and Thames Water, as well as ensuring that project deliverables are achieved promptly and within cost. You will be managing a portfolio of projects throughout the entire projectlifecycle, from the outline conception through to detailed design, construction, and handover.
**What you will be doing**:

- Managing a project portfolio across the London region
- Leading a Health, Safety, and Environmental performance culture
- Leading and managing the project teams to achieve objectives, milestones, and deliverables
- Defining project plans and budgets that will successfully deliver the business outcomes and objectives
- Identify, engage and manage direct and indirect stakeholders appropriately in the context of each project
- Establish regular project review meetings covering the cost, delivery programme, RAID, and RAG statuses, escalating where appropriate
- Produce monthly project status reports
- Maintain projects cost models covering actual, accrual, and forecast costs
- Manage issue resolution and strong working relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external (e.g. project reviews and project kick-off meetings)
- Manage and maintain project change (scope, time, budget) within agreed target cost
- Follow agreed governance standards across the lifecycles of the projects
- Ensure all projects follow the agreed delivery framework

**Other responsibilities for the role include**:

- Supporting the development and definition of the tender package(s), including the definition of the scope of work, to support the Procurement team through each stage of the tender process, and ensure the demanding timescales are met
- Managing the ‘route to consent’ strategy for the project, highlighting program and project risks relating to consents required, including consideration of any potential ‘early works’
- Managing and assuring the performance of contractors to deliver project outcomes to time, cost, and quality
- Management of risk issues and change in a fully transparent manner through effective reporting and escalation
- Commercially managing all contract matters to achieve the optimal outcome for Thames Water

**What skills are we looking for?**:

- Individuals ideally with experience within the construction or utilities industries
- Professionals who hold an engineering degree or have experience in engineering project management role
- Commercial and contractual awareness of project management work
- Able to demonstrate a strong external customer service ethic
- A proven track record of delivering projects
- Excellent leadership and communication skills both internally and externally
- Ability to collaborate with and influence senior colleagues
- Budget management experience
- Possess a passion for continuous professional development and an active approach to driving diversity within engineering at Thames Water

**What’s in it for you?**
This is a permanent position offering a salary of up to £55,000 per annum depending on experience and suitability to the role. There is also a competitive pension scheme and other wider benefits included within the package.
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you moneyand support your wellbeing.
Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career and flexible working arrangements.
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customerson the frontline as an Ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and a earn bit of extra money along the way.