Location
Brentford, with regular field visits to Clevedon and other locations across the east of England. Hybrid working may be available where compatible with operational requirements, although office attendance several days per week should be expected.

Hours
Full Time - Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

Salary
£41,000 per year plus car allowance

About the Role
Tetra Tech is seeking a senior programme professional to lead wastewater monitoring and sampling services for UK water utilities. Based primarily in Brentford, you will manage multi-site programmes and frameworks across the east of England, with potential delivery further afield. You will oversee projects from inception to handover, working closely with clients, regional field crews and office-based specialists. Your responsibilities will include programme planning, resource allocation, quality and safety assurance, stakeholder engagement, data analysis and continuous improvement. You will lead delivery across multiple contracts, ensuring programmes meet agreed scope, timescales, budgets and quality standards.

In the short term, you will stabilise and optimise delivery across existing frameworks, improving coordination between field and office teams. Over the medium term, you will build operational capability, embed continuous improvement and strengthen commercial performance. In the longer term, you can progress into regional or national programme leadership, contribute to contract strategy and mentor future leaders.

You will work on significant water-industry programmes that support environmental protection, reduce pollution risk and help safeguard communities.

Core Capabilities
- Strategic delivery and planning: Proven experience managing full project or programme lifecycles across multiple sites, delivering safely and effectively to time, cost and quality requirements.
- Operational leadership and people management: Ability to lead, motivate and develop multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed teams working in operational environments.
- Health, safety and risk management: Demonstrable experience managing high-risk field activities, including confined spaces and highways work, while promoting strong safety standards and wellbeing.
- Client engagement and communication: Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely and build effective client relationships.
- Technical and analytical proficiency: Understanding of drainage and sewer networks, confident use of data analysis tools, MS Office and work-management systems.

Experience
Proven experience in the water or utilities sector. Experience managing multi-site programmes and frameworks. Demonstrable experience in health and safety management, including high-risk field activities such as confined spaces and highways work.

About you
Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed teams. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Analytical mindset with confidence in data analysis and work-management systems. Commitment to continuous professional development and operational excellence.

Qualifications
IOSH Managing Safely certification and a full UK driving licence are expected. A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or APM, a relevant degree, and utility services experience are desirable.