Project Manager
Posted 2 days ago by Progressive Recruitment
£500 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Warrington, Cheshire
Summary: The Project Manager role involves overseeing the delivery of planned works within the United Utilities region as part of the AMP8 investment cycle. The position requires experience in both the design and delivery of water projects, managing either a major project or a portfolio of smaller projects. The role emphasizes building relationships with operational personnel and supply chain partners while ensuring compliance and safety throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, line manage and develop site teams.
- Provide whole-life oversight and accountability for successful project completion through design, procurement, assembly, commissioning and handover.
- Ensure supply chain partners remain compliant with the framework management plan.
- Lead and embed a strong safety culture, targeting Zero LTI and Zero RIDDOR incidents.
- Maintain a strong commercial focus, challenging scope and selecting efficient delivery strategies.
- Engage stakeholders across the Enterprise at both strategic and operational levels, ensuring alignment on project impacts.
- Ensure consistent, reliable reporting of project/service performance.
- Identify key project and programme risks early and drive mitigation actions.
Key Skills:
- Previous experience managing multidisciplinary projects including Civils and MEICA (preferably within the water sector).
- Strong track record delivering project programmes.
- Knowledge and understanding of construction contract law and standard forms of contract (via experience and formal training).
- Ability to build trusted relationships with key client stakeholders, internal teams, supply chain and framework partners.
- Strong computer competence: MS Word, Excel, document control systems, Primavera.
- Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
- Relevant CSCS card.
Salary (Rate): £500/day
City: Warrington
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Progressive are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of planned works across the United Utilities region as part of the AMP8 investment cycle.
Job Purpose
The Project Manager will support the delivery of planned work across the UU region and develop key relationships with UU operational personnel, supply chain partners and wider Enterprise Partners. The role requires experience across both design and delivery of water projects, with accountability for either:- one major project, or a portfolio of smaller projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, line manage and develop site teams.
- Provide whole-life oversight and accountability for successful project completion through design, procurement, assembly, commissioning and handover.
- Ensure supply chain partners remain compliant with the framework management plan.
- Lead and embed a strong safety culture, targeting Zero LTI and Zero RIDDOR incidents.
- Maintain a strong commercial focus, challenging scope and selecting efficient delivery strategies.
- Engage stakeholders across the Enterprise at both strategic and operational levels, ensuring alignment on project impacts.
- Ensure consistent, reliable reporting of project / service performance.
- Identify key project and programme risks early and drive mitigation actions.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Previous experience managing multidisciplinary projects including Civils and MEICA (preferably within the water sector).
- Strong track record delivering project programmes.
- Knowledge and understanding of construction contract law and standard forms of contract (via experience and formal training).
- Ability to build trusted relationships with key client stakeholders, internal teams, supply chain and framework partners.
- Strong computer competence: MS Word, Excel, document control systems, Primavera.
- Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
- Relevant CSCS card.
Why This Role?
This is a chance to contribute to a high-profile AMP8 water programme with significant project values, broad technical scope (Civils/MEICA) and a strong pipeline across the North West and Cumbria.
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