Project Manager – Engineering (Reactive & Planned Works)

Company: South West Water
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Project Manager

About the role: This is a field-based role requiring regular travel, operating in a fast‑paced environment where priorities can shift quickly. It offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering critical works—often to tight timescales—while gaining exposure to a broad range of technical disciplines and real‑world project challenges. If you enjoy problem‑solving, performing under pressure, and taking projects through from concept to completion, this role is a good fit.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Managing and supporting delivery of multiple fast‑turnaround engineering projects
  • Coordinating teams, contractors, and stakeholders to keep projects on track
  • Taking ownership of project timelines, costs, and quality outcomes
  • Supporting mobilisation of works, including temporary solutions when needed
  • Monitoring progress and proactively resolving issues before they impact delivery
  • Handling reactive and emergency works, including occasional out‑of‑hours support
  • Forecasting costs and keeping projects aligned with budgets
  • Ensuring smooth handover to operations and completing project close‑out documentation
  • Championing health & safety compliance across all activities

Essential Requirements

  • Experience within the construction and/or water industry
  • Strong time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Excellent communication skills, with a proactive, can‑do attitude
  • Ability to think laterally and solve problems efficiently
  • Sound working knowledge of health and safety requirements
  • Comfortable working under pressure in a fast‑paced environment
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook
  • Experience in managing or supporting project budgets and cost control
  • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites
  • Flexibility to accommodate emergency or reactive work outside normal working hours

Technical Knowledge (one or more of the following)

  • Mechanical or Electrical systems
  • Instrumentation, Control and Automation
  • Civil Engineering
  • Process or scientific systems
  • Clean or wastewater site operations

What’s In It For You

  • Generous holiday allowance + bank holidays
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Competitive contributory pension
  • Share‑save scheme
  • Health benefits & wellbeing support programmes
  • Group discounts
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Financial support services
  • Development and training opportunities … and much more!

Closing Date: 10th June 2026

Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.

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Posted: May 31st, 2026