Senior Project Manager

Overview

Step into a leadership role where you’ll shape the delivery of high‑impact water and wastewater projects across the Thames Valley and London. As a Senior Project Manager within our Developer Services team, you’ll lead, inspire and develop a team of Project Managers driving best‑value solutions across a diverse portfolio ranging from £250k to £10m+ projects for developers, infrastructure providers and transport authorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of Project Managers to deliver high‑quality projects safely, on time and within budget.
• Own project and programme performance, managing scope, schedules, costs and quality to drive successful outcomes.
• Embed and evolve best practice across project delivery, including processes, tools and ways of working.
• Champion a strong health, safety and environmental culture across all projects.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, confidently presenting to senior audiences.
• Create a customer‑focused, accountable culture, adapting quickly to changing requirements to deliver excellent service.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing high‑performing teams within a project or operational environment with strong leadership and people management capability.
• Extensive background in construction or utilities project management, with a track record of delivering complex projects and leading multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Strong commitment to health and safety, with experience embedding a positive H&S culture across projects and teams.
• Commercially aware with experience in contract management and working closely with service providers to deliver successful outcomes.
• A confident communicator and collaborator, able to build strong relationships, influence stakeholders and work across teams to achieve shared goals.
• A proactive, solutions‑focused thinker who challenges the status quo, adapts to change and drives innovation to deliver value for customers and the wider business.

Benefits

• Annual salary between £60,000 and £70,000, depending on skills and experience.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous pension scheme through AON.
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing benefits, including annual health MOT, physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

The role is hybrid with 2 office days per week and is based in Reading.

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re committed to being a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process.

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