Project Manager

Job Summary by the Career Balance Team:

Thames Water is seeking a project manager to work within their Thame Valley Delivery office. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and developing new projects within the Thames Valley Sewage treatment works. This role involves working with a team of engineers, preparing design deliverables, identifying and mitigating project risks, and providing support during the commissioning and handover of assets. The position is based in Reading and requires the candidate to have access to a car. The role offers a competitive salary, 26-30 days of annual leave, a contributory pension, and other benefits.

Job Description:The role of the project manager within the Thame Valley Delivery office at Thames Water is to ensure we are developing our Waste Networks cost-effectively and safely and providing the best to the communities we serve while completing the projects.

The projects the successful candidate will be working on are designing and developing new projects within our Thames Valley Sewage treatment works to ensure we can develop and deliver the best service when disposing of wastewater at Thames Water.

What you’ll be doing as a Project Manager

• Work with a team of engineers on the design of various water and wastewater network projects.
• Prepare design deliverables to meet project milestones comprising scope definition, health and safety documentation, design reports, and other supporting information.
• Take an active role in developing designs from the initial concept design and feasibility stage to contract award.
• Identify, analyse, mitigate project risks, and realise opportunities to enable scope definition and robust pricing by contractors.
• Assure the detailed design undertaken by contractors and any design change during construction.
• Be responsible for providing the Project Teams with the support they need during the commissioning and handover of assets.

Hybrid – Clearwater Court – Reading, you will be expected to be present at the office and sites during your working week.

36 hours a week, Monday to Friday, we are open to full-time and part-time opportunities for this role.

Candidate must have access to a car

What you should bring to the role

• Hold an Engineering HNC or master’s degree in a specific Engineering discipline.
• Have a background in producing design documentation in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Know the project’s life cycle and how to communicate this with external and internal stakeholders.

What’s in it for you?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, highly engaged team developing solutions for improving water and wastewater processes and supply. This role is the chance to develop into more senior future roles.

• Competitive salary from £46,000 per annum to £60,000 per annum.
• 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear – to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
 
Working at Thames Water
 
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life’s essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

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, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.Location: South East, Reading