Senior Project Manager

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 help to combat the emerging challenges of water availability, drought and resource planning, water quality improvements, and ongoing investment programmes in our treatment and storage infrastructure. Targeted to deliver high quality water to our customers, 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.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Water Delivery team which is based in our Shelton (Shrewsbury) office.

Reporting directly to the Senior Programme Manager, the Senior Project Manager will be accountable for delivering on project KPIs across a portfolio of large capital engineering and construction water treatment projects.

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll manage several projects at any one time, working closely with our Contractors and with our Operations and Maintenance teams to ensure drinking water quality and supply is maintained.

As well as water treatment schemes, the project work will likely include front line facing critical pumping station projects, where moving large volumes of water between our abstraction, treatment and storage facilities is needed. This work involves critical decision making and the ability to directly support our operations teams through the close management of some of our larger pumps and motors.

You will be expected to utilise standard governance, risk mitigation, and financial tracking processes, and to work collaboratively with our in-house and external design teams, our PMO team and our Commercial group.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

You’ll ideally be an experienced project manager familiar with the delivery of heavy machinery and equipment. Previous experience in maintenance and operations roles would also be beneficial.

Ideally degree qualified in a technical engineering discipline, however we will consider appropriate transferable experience.

You’ll be a forward thinking and innovative Project Manager handling multiple multi-million pound capital engineering and construction projects using a gated project delivery process. Ideally you will either be an accredited NEC3 or NEC4 Project Manager or have extensive experience of managing projects under NEC3 or NEC4 Conditions of Contract, with a proven track record of cost planning, management, and budgetary responsibility. You will have a strong knowledge of of CDM.

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 involved.

Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Family friendly policies
Two volunteering days per year
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Programme
Life Assurance and Income Protection
Daily Savings on Groceries, etc
Yulife (Monetary Rewards for being active e.g. walking)

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails!

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