Project Manager - Utilities/Water - £500 pd Inside IR35
Summary: The role of Project Manager in the utilities sector involves leading a significant transformation programme for one of the UK's largest organizations. The position requires managing multiple workstreams, ensuring timely and high-quality project deliverables while engaging with senior stakeholders. The successful candidate will navigate a complex enterprise environment, balancing business and technology needs. This is a pivotal opportunity for experienced Project Managers with a background in utilities, particularly in the water industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage key project deliverables within a large transformation programme.
- Ensure workstreams are delivered on time, within scope, and to high standards.
- Manage dependencies, risks, governance, and stakeholder engagement.
- Collaborate across business and technology teams.
- Establish credibility quickly and join projects at pace.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering complex projects as a Project Manager within the utilities sector, ideally with strong water industry experience.
- Experience working on large digital transformation or technology-enabled change programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Excellent project governance, planning, and reporting capabilities.
- Comfortable joining projects at pace and quickly establishing credibility.
- Experience working within consultancy or client-facing environments is advantageous.
- Relevant project management qualifications (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or equivalent) are desirable.
Salary (Rate): £500 per day
City: Reading
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Project Manager - Utilities/Water - £500 pd Inside IR35
We're looking for experienced Project Managers to join one of the UK's largest organisations in the utilities sector to support a huge transformation programme and provide immediate delivery support across multiple workstreams. This is an opportunity to join a high-profile transformation at a pivotal stage, working alongside senior stakeholders to drive successful project outcomes.
You'll play a key role in this programme, taking ownership of key project deliverables and ensuring workstreams are delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard. You'll be working across business and technology teams, managing dependencies, risks, governance, and stakeholder engagement in a complex enterprise environment.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering complex projects as a Project Manager within the utilities sector, ideally with strong water industry experience.
- Experience working on large digital transformation or technology-enabled change programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Excellent project governance, planning, and reporting capabilities.
- Comfortable joining projects at pace and quickly establishing credibility.
- Experience working within consultancy or client-facing environments is advantageous.
- Relevant project management qualifications (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or equivalent) are desirable.
Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35)
Duration: Initial 3-month contract with strong likelihood of rolling extensions
Hybrid working - based in Reading, with up to 3 days per week on-site
Immediate interviews and quick start available.
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