Integrated Projects Lead

at  Sweco UK

ABOUT THE @ONE ALLIANCE

Here within the @one Alliance we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP 8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment for career progression.
Who are we?
To enhance our ability to develop an optimal programme portfolio for delivery, we are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and experienced Project Manger to join the team as Integrated Projects Leader (IPL) to look after designated schemes and help us meet our objective of outperformance!

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOURS.

To join the team in the highly involved and pivotal role, you’ll hold an APMP or equivalent (Practitioner level) qualification and have significant experience at Project Manager and Lead Project Manager level (equivalent to Senior PM/ Project Director) in the Water industry.
Accustomed to and comfortable with managing teams and a range of demanding stakeholders, you’ll have experience of working in commercial Alliances and understand the importance of collaboration to achieve success.
Operating as an innovative, visible, and inspirational leader, you’ll relish the prospect of bringing together a fully collaborative and integrated team which can add value consistently. Able to demonstrate sound judgement and decision making, you’ll be comfortable in creating positive tension for the best of the business. Leading by example through accountability and ownership, you’ll want to drive enhanced performance in a safe and efficient fashion.
If you are ready to make the next step in your Project Management career and truly add value to an industry leading alliance, please apply today!

ABOUT US

Transforming society together, we’re planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.
Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.
We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.
Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING AS OUR NEW INTEGRATED PROJECTS LEADER?

As an IPL, you’ll lead and own a group of projects and develop delivery strategies before presenting and obtaining client approval through to handover. You’ll oversee the design, construction, commissioning and after care of all projects to agreed handover timeframes and standards in a fast paced, demanding yet highly rewarding environment.
All of this, whilst delivering first class customer service and always looking at creative ways of adopting new ways of working and technology to truly add value!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and own the end-to-end processes of a group of projects ensuring alignment with a range of outcomes and objectives by adopting various approaches to achieve and maximise outperformance.
• Ensure that Health & Safety, Environment & Quality (SHEQ) is considered during the development and implementation of strategies, projects, standards and processes and never compromised at any stage.
• Create, develop and sustain a high performing team where you coach and train individuals to meet career aspirations and enhance team and organisational output and capabilities.
• Lead on proactive, engaging and transparent stakeholder management which champions collaboration and professional challenge to achieve desired outcomes for all parties.
• Establish a commercial strategy (including procurement) for the optimum delivery of a portfolio of work.
• Take an active leadership approach to balance an acceptable risk with an acceptable cost; implement timely and appropriate mitigation strategies where required.
• Ensure the team follow the appropriate Governance processes and procedures in order to appropriately establish, manage and control projects.