Join us at the forefront of one of the UK’s most high-profile wastewater infrastructure programmes.
We’re looking for a Project Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of the Maple Lodge Sewage Treatment Works upgrade — a c.£300m AMP8 investment where pace, precision and impact truly matter.
With early procurement and accelerated delivery at its core, this is a unique opportunity to lead critical activities, influence key decisions, and help mitigate delivery and regulatory risk on a programme of national importance.
What you’ll be doing as a Project Manager
- Champion a proactive health, safety and environmental culture across complex, high-risk projects and our supply chain.
- Take ownership of project delivery, ensuring time, cost and quality targets are met.
- Develop and deliver optimised project solutions that meet regulatory, statutory and internal requirements.
- Lead across the full project lifecycle, ensuring governance compliance and seamless transition into operations.
- Build strong relationships with internal teams, partners and customers to drive successful outcomes.
- Protect and enhance Thames Water’s reputation through effective stakeholder engagement.
- Develop high-quality project briefs to support early contractor involvement.
- Manage and challenge contractor performance to ensure delivery against agreed outcomes.
Location
Hybrid – Maple Lodge Sewage Treatment Works (2–3 days per week), with travel across the Thames Water region as required.
Requirement: Full UK driving licence.
What you should bring to the role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:
- Experience working with internal teams and external contractors within a project environment.
- A background in project management or operational delivery.
- Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
- Proven ability to manage and improve third-party performance.
- Confidence in delivering constructive feedback and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the drive to add value.
Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring
- Experience working on major projects or capital investment programmes.
What’s in it for you
- Competitive salary from £56,000 to £67,000 per annum, depending on experience.
- 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
- Job-Related Car Allowance.
- Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets.
- Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
- Access to a range of benefits to support health, wellbeing and finances, including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
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