Engineering Project Manager

**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.
**What you’ll be doing**
Working under the direction of the Direct Delivery Senior Delivery Manager, the role will be part of the newly developed Direct Delivery inhouse Thames Valley, Capital Delivery team. Driving efficiency as the intelligent client that Thames Water needs to beable to achieve its AMP7 goals and beyond.- Act as the Engineering Project Manager responsible for the design & build of Water Process Projects in accordance with project delivery procedures. For projects ranging in complexity between £100k to £3m in value managed directly by the team
- Acting as the Project lead from conception to handover in relation to planned projects or urgent/emergency works. Being able to come up with robust and safe concepts and/or solutions is a key requirement for this position
- Take a lead role in the planning and delivery of design & build activities
- Accountable for developing the projects and documentation for submission through the Governance process to achieve the correct funding to deliver the project as required by the internal stakeholders/client
- Work with the team to achieve the time and cost targets
- Work with and manage indirectly a wider Thames Water team of multi-function Engineers, Environmental, Construction, and Commercial Assurance support
- Act as the key contact to support the role of CDM Designer or Principal Designer, particularly for projects where the inhouse engineers undertake the design
- Be competent in risk management, including risk identification, mitigation, and control. Being able to de-risk and add value during the outline design stage is a key requirement for this position
- Provide Project Assurance during the delivery, commissioning, and handover of Assets
- Capable of working on several projects and managing the works awarded to Internal stakeholders, framework suppliers/contractors, and external consultants

**Key accountabilities for the role include**:

- Coaching and mentoring others to ensure continuous improvement
- Assessment of Project Briefs and associated technical information and solutions, to support risk mitigation to maximise value before pricing by a delivery contractor
- Management of multi-disciplinary project teams' activities per project delivery procedures.
- Management of the delivery of design & Build activities to time, cost, and quality through planning and forecasting resource requirements
- Checking and review of team outputs
- Coaching and mentoring others to ensure continuous improvement

**What you should bring to the role**:

- Degree level or equivalent in an engineering discipline
- Experience in Water production/Process is ideal along with a good working knowledge of end-to-end project delivery processes
- Extensive experience in the field of water process design, and technical and construction assurance
- A focus on supporting and implementing continuous improvement
- Good communication skills
- Experience in managing project teams and accountability for project delivery
- Fully competent at using the appropriate company IT systems and Office software

**What’s in it for you?**
The UK water industry is changing; tighter regulation, ambitious renewable energy targets, and stretching leakage and efficiency targets make Thames Water a challenging, exciting, and rewarding place to be as we deliver one of the UK’s biggest infrastructureprogrammes.
The supply of wholesome drinking water and safe treatment of wastewater is critical to protecting our environment.We are passionate about our responsibility for successfully delivering innovative solutions from feasibility and design through to constructionand therefore have opportunities right across the project lifecycle. Our people are the heartbeat of our business, and their well-being is our primary concern.We are looking for individuals who are passionate, innovative, energetic, and ready to rise tothe challenge of working in the fastest-growing and most densely populated part of the UK.These projects build upon the Victorian infrastructure that has served us so well and you can be part of making sure our legacy will make a difference to our customersnow and in the future.
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service, and a wider benefits scheme.
Find out more about?working at Thames Water.
We deliver life's essential service to our customers, communities, and the environment can thrive. This means, that when a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you can sign up to support our customers on thefrontline 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 earn some extra money along the way.