Lead Project Manager

at  Severn Trent

What do you get if you cross an award winning, innovative, water company and over 300 dedicated team members? Our Capital Delivery team of course!
Our ambitious and innovative projects (all 5000+ of them) help to combat the challenges of waste and water infrastructure, flooding, and water quality. Be a part of something bringing benefits to our communities, health outcomes and environment. It could be the biggest challenge of your career.

IF YOU WANT TO DO MORE BECAUSE YOU CARE, WE’D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU. THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE HERE.

Within our Capital Design and Delivery department, we are looking for a Lead Project Manager to join the Waste Networks Delivery team.

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This role can be based at our Finham, Raynesway or Shelton office and reporting directly to the Waste Networks Delivery Business Lead, the Lead Project Manager will be accountable for delivering on key project KPIs across a portfolio of large capital engineering and construction water treatment projects within Severn Trent’s Capital and Commercial Services business area.

Ideally degree qualified in a technical engineering discipline and qualified as or working towards chartered engineer status, you will be a forward thinking and innovative project manager capable of managing multiple capital engineering and construction works. You will have experience of managing NEC projects, with a proven track record of cost planning and management and budgetary responsibility.
You will be a dynamic and collaborative leader with excellent communication and influencing skills. You will have a strong ability to build successful working relationships with internal and external stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds, and hold a relentless drive for continuous improvement, with the ability to innovate and anticipate unexpected issues and challenges as they arise.
The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?