Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Water
Job Ref: 6788
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
As a Senior Project Manager you will lead complex workstreams on major infrastructure projects in the UK. This opportunity will enable you to shape the direction of our growing Project management team and be part of the senior team delivering a nationally significant portfolio of projects. You will drive innovation of our service delivery and provide mature programme and project management advice to the team and an integrated client.
Working within the Environment and Water Portfolio (ENW), with water company clients, you will be responsible for the delivery of both above ground and below ground water and wastewater construction projects. Roles typically being secondment to the client, but not always.
What you will contribute to the team;
* Delivery of commission obligations and internal project performance
* Building and managing strong relationships with senior client representatives
* Establishing effective communications across the project delivery, client and stakeholder teams
* Taking the lead on problem solving and decision making
* Team leadership, resource planning and management
* Controlling the internal and external commercial aspects of projects across a range of contractual arrangements
Required for the position of Senior Project Manager;
* Engineering and/or Project Management degree or relevant successful experience in project management
* Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
* APM PMQ level qualified or equivalent (e.g., Managing Successful Programmes, PRINCE2 Practitioner)
* Substantial experience of managing and leading project teams to successful outcomes
* Experience of managing projects within the Water and Environment Sector
* Strong client and stakeholder relationship building skills
* Effective communication with clients, project team, business manager and other business units
* High degree of commercial acumen and knowledge of planning and project controls
* Flexible to travel to client site 2 - 3 days per week, with potential overnight stays
Preferred, but not required
* Ability to motivate, inspire and develop high performing teams
* Ability to create an enjoyable and fulfilling work environment
* Strong focus on health and wellbeing
* Broad experience in the public sector environment
* Significant experience in administering a wide range of contracts
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable collaborative behaviours
* Proven leadership skills with ability to adapt leadership style
We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
About the Business Unit
Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery(APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.
We work with around half of the UK’s regulated water and wastewater companies, and our work stretches across the entire project lifecycle - from pre-contract cost estimating and benchmarking, to post-contract quantity surveying and commercial assurance.
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
* Pension matched up to 7%
* Life insurance
* An annual professional institution subscription
* Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
* Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
* Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and caregivers
* Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement
* Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
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