Senior Project Manager

Our tier 1 Water sector client are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of a 25 million wastewater project in the Thames Valley region on a permanent basis.

You will be responsible for end-to-end project delivery across programme, commercial, technical, and operational performance.

This is a high-profile role requiring strong leadership, exceptional commercial acumen, and proven experience managing projects under NEC3/NEC4 contracts, alongside robust subcontractor management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe, timely, and cost-effective delivery of a 25m wastewater project from inception through to completion.
• Take full accountability for programme, budget, risk, and quality performance.
• Provide strong leadership to multidisciplinary delivery teams, fostering a high-performance, safety-first culture.
• Manage all commercial aspects of the project, including forecasting, cost control, change management, and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with NEC3/NEC4 contract mechanisms, including early warnings, compensation events, and programme management.
• Oversee and drive effective subcontractor procurement, management, and performance, ensuring alignment with programme and commercial targets.
• Maintain effective relationships with clients, stakeholders, regulators, and supply chain partners.
• Identify and mitigate project risks while driving opportunities for efficiency and value engineering.
• Ensure strict adherence to health, safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.
• Provide clear and consistent reporting to senior stakeholders on project performance.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager or Project Manager on major infrastructure or water sector projects ( 10m+).
• Strong commercial acumen, with demonstrable ability to manage project finances and contractual obligations.
• Extensive experience working under NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts.
• Excellent subcontractor management skills, including procurement, performance management, and dispute resolution.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities, with the ability to motivate and drive project teams.
• Solid understanding of wastewater or water treatment infrastructure projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with or within Tier 1 contractors.
• Ideally a degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Desirable: Professional membership (e.g., ICE, CIOB, APM) or working towards chartership.
• SMSTS or equivalent health & safety qualification.

Benefits

• Salary dependant on experience level circa 65-80k
• Car allowance
• Company bonus
• Pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 25 days leave plus bank holidays
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• Opportunity to work on future AMP8 water/wastewater projects