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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 As the Project Manager, you’ll be working on a portfolio of projects within the Capital Delivery Programme. We currently have specific roles on our sewers in the rail environment, sewer rehabilitation and emergency work programmes. This is an important role in supporting the delivery of complex engineering infrastructure projects which can have a value up to £100m. You will work with the Senior Project Manager in leading, developing and building a multi-disciplined team necessary to ensure the success of the projects and programmes you are involved with. Your leadership, ownership, accountability, and contribution are key. And the success will be measured in how we deliver our projects to the business and how we ensure smooth integration into our operational business as usual. Some responsibilities for the role include: * Taking accountability throughout the project lifecycle, governance compliance and internal/external stakeholder engagement leading to the smooth transition into operational business * Development of project briefs, including supplementary information for the subsequent early contractor involvement phase of the project * Assisting the development and definition of the tender package(s), including the definition of the scope of works 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 programme and project risks relating to consents required, including consideration of any potential ‘early works’ * Management of risk issues and change in a fully transparent manner through effective reporting and escalation * Working collaboratively with the Communications team to define a communications plan for the project * Assisting the delivery of the business case and brief to ensure that it is captured and delivered through the project and engineering solution * Contributing to steering project-wide continuous improvement and delivering against stretching targets We’re looking for you to: * Have an engineering degree or have significant experience in a similar role * Demonstrate excellent project management skills and contractual awareness of project management work * Demonstrate a strong health and safety focus * Have experience managing the performance of contractors and suppliers, and influencing internal and external stakeholders * Have a proven track record of successfully delivering capital projects * Possess relevant industry and business knowledge of waste networks * Be financially capable of running profit & loss, taking account of revenue expenditure and cash flow to deliver agreed financial goals * Possess a strong commercial approach with a good level of contract knowledge * Possess proven process improvement design and implementation capability * Demonstrate a strong external customer service ethic, measurement of customer satisfaction and delivering improvement for internal and external customers What’s in it for you? The role is varied, giving you the opportunity to take responsibility and ownership, to think outside the box and to have thoughts and ideas used to create and improve processes. This is a great opportunity to contribute to making improvements - our team thrive on being challenged and ensuring that we deliver the best outcomes for our customers and our business. We’re proud of the positive ways of working we’ve adopted during the pandemic, creating a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles we’re moving to a hybrid approach with various options across working from home, office and our sites. Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with 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 so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round 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.