Location
Cambridge / Walsall

Hours
37 hours per week

Salary
Up to £65,000 per annum, dependant upon skills and experience

About the Role
Imagine leading the charge on projects that don’t just meet expectations but redefine them. As a Senior Project Manager with South Staffs Water, you'll orchestrate the delivery of critical infrastructure with precision and purpose. From balancing stakeholder priorities to navigating complex challenges, you’ll be trusted to turn strategy into tangible success while championing innovation, efficiency, and teamwork every step of the way.

Join a dynamic and forward-thinking team where you’ll play a key leadership role in delivering complex capital projects and driving operational excellence. Acting as a linchpin between stakeholders, strategy, and on-the-ground execution, you’ll ensure projects are delivered to scope, time, and budget, while fostering innovation, efficiency, and continual improvement across the business.

Key responsibilities include overseeing the delivery of capital and strategic projects ensuring adherence to agreed timeframes, budgets, and quality standards; leading stakeholder engagement to integrate business objectives, client expectations, and team capabilities; guiding and mentoring project managers and stakeholders on best practices and continuous improvement; driving innovation to optimise capital and operational efficiency; managing financial planning and risk for projects and programmes; and supporting departmental recognition and continuous development through industry benchmarks and CPD.

Experience
- Proven experience administering and managing contracts under the NEC4 suite, including handling early warnings, compensation events, and programme management in line with contractual obligations.
- Minimum 5–10 years post-graduate experience in project management, ideally within capital investment programmes.
- Strong leadership and conflict resolution skills; able to work autonomously with minimal direction.
- In-depth understanding of commercial contracting, business systems, and regulatory environments.
- Proven success managing complex financial issues and delivering client-focused solutions.
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal agility, comfortable engaging with all levels internally and externally.
- Experienced in project delivery methodology and developing collaborative supply chain relationships.
- Lateral thinking and a flexible, proactive approach to solving business problems.
- Willingness to travel regionally, nationally, or internationally as needed.

About you
Degree-qualified and professionally certified (e.g., PMP, APM, PRINCE2) or equivalent track record of exceptional performance.
Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence and inspire teams.
Proactive, innovative, and committed to continuous improvement.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications
Degree qualification in a relevant discipline.
Professional certification in project management (PMP, APM, PRINCE2) or equivalent.