Project Manager - Asset Intelligence & Innovation
Posted 3 days ago by iBSC
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Coventry, Warwickshire, UK
Summary: The Project Manager - Asset Intelligence & Innovation role involves overseeing projects related to water infrastructure and innovation for a large consultancy. This position is a 6-month contract inside IR35, requiring a mix of on-site and remote work in Coventry. The ideal candidate should possess strong Agile methodology experience and a background in delivering both digital and physical projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews.
- Organise, prioritise, and refine product and sprint backlogs.
- Assist in effort estimation and realistic sprint planning using Agile metrics.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to emerging project challenges.
- Communicate effectively with engineers, regulators, customers, and contractors.
- Work with innovation, design, and operations teams to deliver solutions.
- Create clear reports, dashboards, and presentations for project updates.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in Agile Methodology, including Scrum and Kanban.
- Experience in backlog management and sprint facilitation.
- Knowledge of clean water and wastewater systems.
- Understanding of emerging technologies such as AI and digital twins.
- Ability to engage stakeholders effectively.
- Experience in delivering water infrastructure or innovation projects.
- Background in both digital and physical projects.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Coventry
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Project Manager - Asset Intelligence & Innovation
My client, a large consultancy, is in need of a Project Manager - Asset Intelligence & Innovation for a 6 month contract opportunity inside IR35 based in Coventry offering 2 days per week remote but requiring 3 days per week on-site.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in:-
- Agile Methodology - Understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile principles (eg, iterative delivery, backlog refinement) along with how to practically deliver these frameworks
- Sprint Facilitation - Ability to support sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews
- Backlog Management - Skilled in organising, prioritising, and refining product and sprint backlogs
- Estimation & Planning - Supporting effort estimation and realistic sprint planning using Agile metrics
- Infrastructure Knowledge - A Strong understanding of clean water and wastewater systems
- Sustainability & Innovation - Ability to understand emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, digital twins and computer vision
- Risk & Compliance Management - Ability to identify and mitigate risks related to emerging projects challenges
- Stakeholder Engagement - Communicating effectively with engineers, regulators, customers, and contractors
- Cross-Functional Teamwork - Working with innovation, design, and operations teams to deliver solutions
- Reporting & Documentation - Creating clear reports, dashboards, and presentations for project updates
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in delivering water infrastructure or innovation projects and a background in both digital and physical projects.