Project Manager

The Opportunity

We are partnering with an established water industry consultancy with a strong design house background to recruit Senior / Project Managers to support its continued growth and delivery of complex engineering schemes.

This is an opportunity for experienced project professionals to take ownership of multiple schemes, lead multidisciplinary teams and play a key role in managing project performance, commercial outcomes and client relationships.

The successful candidate will combine strong project delivery experience with commercial acumen, strategic thinking and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients. Alongside managing existing programmes of work, you will contribute to identifying opportunities, strengthening client accounts and supporting the continued growth of the consultancy.

The business is looking for a driven and dynamic individual who wants to take the next step in their career, increase their influence and develop towards programme or director-level responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of multiple water and wastewater engineering schemes, ensuring performance against programme, budget, quality and scope.
• Take ownership of project budgets, cost forecasting, financial performance and commercial reporting.
• Review project programmes, progress reports, resource forecasts and delivery plans to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, project managers and technical specialists.
• Maintain oversight of project controls, risks, issues, change management and mitigation plans.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, building strong relationships and maintaining confidence in project delivery.
• Lead client meetings, programme reviews and discussions around progress, performance and commercial matters.
• Identify opportunities for additional work, extensions and new schemes within existing client relationships.
• Support bid preparation, tender submissions, proposals and business development activities.
• Review scope, deliverables, resource requirements and commercial arrangements to ensure projects remain viable and deliverable.
• Provide leadership, guidance and mentoring to Project Managers and junior team members.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery, governance, reporting and commercial performance.

About You

• Proven experience managing engineering or infrastructure projects, ideally within the water and wastewater sector.
• Background in engineering consultancy, design houses or multidisciplinary design environments.
• Demonstrable experience managing project budgets, programmes, risks and resources across multiple schemes.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of project profitability, forecasting and change control.
• Confident client-facing professional with the ability to develop and maintain senior stakeholder relationships.
• Experience identifying additional opportunities and contributing to bids, tenders or account growth.
• Strong leadership, planning, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Ambitious and commercially minded, with the drive to take on broader leadership responsibilities.

Career Development

This position offers a pathway towards Programme Manager, Associate Director or Director-level responsibilities for someone who can combine successful delivery with commercial performance, client development and team leadership.