READY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THAMES WATER’S INFRASTRUCTURE?

This is an opportunity for an experienced and driven Project Manager to join our Capital Delivery team in the Thames Valley and Home Counties. You’ll lead a portfolio of water and wastewater projects from design to delivery, helping to modernise and strengthen our networks.
Managing Tier 1 Contractors, you will drive the agenda, deliver against timescales and ensure regulatory compliance in this fast-paced environment. As part of our 5-year AMP8 programme, you’ll define project scope, timelines, and budgets, making a real impact across our business.

WHO ARE WE?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.
Learn more about our purpose and values
Working at Thames Water
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.
So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.
Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.
Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Our aim is to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on 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 and meet colleagues.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• Ideally experience in the water sector or a similar regulated industr

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING AS A PROJECT MANAGER

• Establish and continuously promote a proactive health, safety, and environment culture across complex and high-risk Project portfolios and our service providers.
• Accountability for project delivery and meeting time, cost and quality outputs.
• Develop and deliver an optimised project to achieve all regulatory, statutory, and internal outputs, deadlines, and targets.
• Accountability throughout the project lifecycle, governance compliance, and internal/external stakeholder engagement lead to the smooth transition of the project outcomes into the operational business.
• Actively protecting, managing, and enhancing Thames Water’s reputation with external customers and stakeholders.
• Development of project briefs, including supplementary information for the project’s subsequent early contractor involvement phase.
• Managing and ensuring the performance of contractors to deliver project outcomes.
  Hybrid— Clearwater Court, your role will require you to be on-site and in the office 2-3 days a week, as required by the role and the business’s needs, so flexibility is required.
  We are open to part-time applications for this role, 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
  A driver’s licence and access to a car for this role would be ideal.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING TO THE ROLE:

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• Be educated to HNC /degree level with further or outstanding role-specific experience in a relevant operational or project management capacity.
• Managing, leading, and developing people in a culture of accountability and achievement.
• Have a background in contractual awareness of Project Management work.
• Have a proven track record of managing the performance of third-party organisations.
• Set up and regularly implement feedback systems to improve business performance.
• Be able to deliver tough messages with empathy.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• Ideally experience in the water sector or a similar regulated industry