Senior Project Manager

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water: 

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience, 3b, £52,855 - £73,855
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£2,510 cash allowance)
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary) 
• Private health care (self only)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution) 
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day! 
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.  
• Retail savings scheme  
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Buttershaw, Bradford. Hybrid working. As part of the role, you will be required to travel to different Yorkshire Water locations, therefore a full valid UK driving licence is essential for the role with no more than 6 points.

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager who will be accountable to the Capital Delivery Programme Manager and will be working across Non-Infrastructure Programmes of work.

The Capital Delivery team consists of Yorkshire Water colleagues, contract partners, sub-contractors and consultants working collaboratively to deliver the majority of the capital programme for the company. Over the next five-year period, we anticipate a programme of work in the region of £3 billion of investment covering the whole range of water and wastewater assets. The Senior Project Manager plays a pivotal role in the successful delivery of this portfolio of capital projects.  

The purpose of the role is to drive delivery of a subprogramme within the capital programme to time, cost and quality, achieving best value outcomes. The role will manage a subprogramme delivering over £100m per year capital investment in our clean and wastewater asset base.  

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity. 

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Capital Delivery team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.  

Where you fit in:

You will be accountable for delivering programmes of work as part of the new AMP8 delivery model and working with Yorkshire Water and external stakeholders across Water and Waste.

As a Senior Project Manager you will;

• Lead and inspire a team to deliver a programme of work that supports the business strategy and outcomes across Water and Waste delivery streams.
• Develop and coach your team and provide strong leadership across your programme of work.
• Work with key stakeholders within Yorkshire Water regarding the implementation of the AMP8 Strategy and AMP8 Programme of work.
• Carry out assurance of your programme against business regulatory drivers, health, safety and environmental performance and meeting the Yorkshire Water business plans.
• Work closely with the wider Senior Project Manager community to share best practice and delivery new and exciting business improvements.
• Feed into the overall AMP8 strategy and workstreams, delivering key objectives within critical timescales.
• Drive innovative thinking into the process and providing constructive challenge.
• Produce key documents needed for sign-off by leadership teams.
• Manage programmes of work across the Yorkshire Water end to end process to delivery our AMP8 business commitments.
• Undertake health and safety leadership visits across your programme of work
• Work closely with our delivery partners to delivery success outcomes across our capital programme.

What skills & qualifications you will need: 

• You will be a focused and driven individual who revels in a challenging environment and has a passion for excellence and a can-do attitude.  
• You will have had previous experience of leading a team in delivering complex construction projects in a live operational environment or delivering procurement models.
• Great people management skills and be a coach and mentor to your team colleagues, assisting in peer reviews of projects not under your control to support the overall programme needs.
• You will demonstrate professionalism and excellent performance and will be an accomplished communicator, negotiator, and presenter.
• You must have the ability to work within a partnering environment; form and maintain excellent internal and external working relationships and be able to facilitate, mediate and resolve project issues.  You will have a proven track record of project management and planning and financial / budget management.  You will have experience of leadership and managing multi-disciplinary teams through the project life cycle, and experience of managing large workloads of multiple projects concurrently.
• You will have considerable knowledge of the construction processes from civils works through to mechanical, electrical and ICA equipment and the logic and technical constraints around each of these areas. 
• A strong commercial understanding of NEC conditions of contract, as well as programme monitoring and expenditure forecasting skills to ensure robust financial and commercial management.  You will have a proven record of budget management and financial performance and understand contract and commercial management.
• You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills; including the ability to present and communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences.  You must be able to articulate and have proven ability to engage with customers internally and externally, developing and maintaining strong positive business relationships to understand their needs and recognise opportunities.
• You will have a wide level of experience in negotiations and conflict management in a project environment.

You will also benefit from having:

• Leadership and people management of large teams. 
• Delivering design and construction programmes of work which includes multiple complex projects in the water, building or civil engineering sectors.
• NEC4 commercial contract. 
• Successfully delivered programmes of work to high standards of health and safety, achieving critical business targets.
• Held senior client or construction contractor roles.
• A recognised qualification in project/programme management such as Prince 2 or APM is desirable but not essential.  
• Ideally, you will have experience of working with others to drive innovation to deliver project efficiencies and cost savings for the business. 

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy! 

Do we sound like your cup of tea?   

We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of 2 days in the office per week. This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.    

If you’re an experienced Senior Project Management professional and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you. 

We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. 

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date (November 27th), should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible. 

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