Who are we?

Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.

What you will be doing

At Thames Water, we have many exciting opportunities where we are developing our teams within the Project Management space in Capital Delivery. These roles are located across our region within the London and Thames Valley areas.

We currently have multiple roles for Project Managers. We are keen to develop our project management capability.

At all levels, you’ll hold an important role in ensuring the successful delivery of our Capital program involving multi-project programs of work as well as complex engineering infrastructure projects which can have a value of up to £100m.

Your leadership, ownership, accountability, and contribution are key. You will be working in a multi-discipline and success will be measured in how we deliver our projects and how we ensure smooth integration into our business-as-usual operation.

Main accountabilities of the role

• Establish and continuously promote proactive health, safety & environment culture across complex and high-risk Project portfolios and our service providers.

• Develop and deliver an optimized project to achieve all regulatory, statutory, and internal outputs, deadlines, and targets
• Accountability throughout the project lifecycle, governance compliance, and internal/external stakeholder engagement leading to the smooth transition of the project outcomes into the operational business
• Actively protecting, managing, and enhancing Thames Water’s reputation with external customers and stakeholders.
• Development of project briefs, including supplementary information for the subsequent early contractor involvement phase of the project
• Supporting the development and definition of the tender package(s), including the definition of the scope of work to support the Procurement team through each stage of the tender process ensuring the demanding timescales are met
• Managing the ‘route to consent’ strategy for the project, highlighting program and project risks relating to consents required, including consideration of any potential early works.
• Managing and assuring the performance of contractors to deliver project outcomes to time, cost, and quality
• Robust financial forecasting of project costs across the month, year, and AMP intervals
• Management of risk issues and change, in a fully transparent manner through effective reporting and escalation
• Contributing to steering project-wide continuous improvement and delivering against stretching targets
• Commercially managing all contract matters to achieve the optimal outcome for Thames Water

We’re looking for you to

• Be educated to HNC /degree level with further or outstanding role-specific experience in a relevant operational or project management capacity
• Managing, leading and developing people in a culture of accountability and achievement
• Have an excellent contractual awareness of Project Management work
• Have a proven track record of managing the performance of third-party organizations
• Be financially capable of running a Profit & Loss, taking account of revenue expenditure and cash flow to deliver agreed financial goals
• Be able to set up and regularly implement feedback systems to improve business performance.
• Be able to deliver tough messages with empathy
• Be able to demonstrate a strong external customer service ethic, measurement of customer satisfaction, and a proven track record of delivering improvements for internal and external customer experiences

What’s in it for you?

This is a challenging, rewarding, and exciting role, for which we are looking for proactive and engaging individuals who can steer projects forward. With the help of the team who work alongside you, this role will enable you to forge a career with Thames Water and make an impact on our long-term ambitions through the successful delivery of our capital investment portfolio.

Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with a length of service, and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding, and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career and flexible working arrangements.

We’re also proud to embrace and promote diversity and believe that creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve will help us to thrive. 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

We deliver life's essential service to our customers; communities and the environment can thrive. This means, that 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 a earn bit of extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can’t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.