Project Delivery Manager

Here within Anglian Water, we collaborate with a number of alliance partners to provide the best water and water recycling services across the region by maintaining our existing assets and undertaking new projects to safeguard future water supplies.

Playing a key part in our drive to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop is our Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) Alliance. Comprising Anglian Water, Morrison Utility Services, Barhale and Kier, the IOS Alliance work together to concentrate on solutions across the water recycling and clean water asset base, typically totalling £50-60m per year.

With hundreds of projects across the region and the need to deliver customer satisfaction within the water industry at the highest it has ever been, how we manage and execute projects has never been under as much scrutiny as now.

To ensure water project areas are managed successfully from inception to completion, ensuring Health & Safety standards and time frames are met, we are looking for a Project Delivery Manager to join our team.

What you will be doing?

As our new Project Delivery Manager, you’ll manage a team and oversee the development of solutions to ensure multiple projects are completed on time, to quality, drinking water and safety standards whilst in line with legislation, Alliance governance and processes. You’ll be responsible for projects throughout their lifecycles ensuring the team handles operational needs and conflicts appropriately to arrive at ‘win-win’ situations for all concerned.

Responsibilities:

Assure CDM compliance of each scheme through the TOTEX Delivery Process and through a series of audits, checks and peer reviews to champion a ‘Zero-Harm’ culture.
Create and maintain a high-performing team culture with a range of reports from Engineers to Commercial staff to feel empowered and think creatively to resolve issues.
Translating Programme-level strategy into actual outcomes so team members are utilised correctly and fully understand the role they play in achieving success.
Accountable for the full project lifecycle from receipt of need through scoping, construction, project handover, formal sign off and managing any warranty issue that arises post-handover.
Work closely with Commercial and Planning teams to ensure cost and resource forecasts are maintained to required levels of accuracy whilst issues are mitigated and/ or escalated to the Integrated Projects Leader for successful resolution.
Oversee the teams’ promoted solutions ensuring they are safe and commercially viable and resolve the project requirements whilst being fit for the purpose.
Responsible for ensuring each project meets the required deliverables and key project milestones such as Project Rehearsal and Fit for Assembly
Create an open, approachable, and visible team environment which engages across the IOS Alliance and organisations to promote collaboration and knowledge-sharingA little bit about your skills, experience, and behaviours….

Possessing experience in the Water industry, you’ll have excellent knowledge of Health & Safety, drinking water standards and CDM regulations to complement your IOSH qualification. Accustomed to dealing with multiple projects and holding an APMP qualification, you’ll be comfortable professionally challenging a host of stakeholders by using your strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Your experience of working within a commercial framework and your knowledge of NEC Option C contracts will allow you to make decisions quickly for the best of the business.

With a track record of successfully managing teams in a performance-driven environment, you’ll have the ability to step away from the detail and work strategically as and when required by giving your team trust, empowerment, and support by delegating tasks.

There isn’t a better time to join us as our work ramps up, you’ll be in the thick of the action and truly be able to add value to your career and our operations