Project Manager (Water)

Join us to transform society.

At Sweco we dont limit ourselves to traditional approaches we collaborate across the business to create and deliver truly holistic solutions with our clients that address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation, and make our societies more sustainable. Our Water South team work on both water engineering and wider water management projects to find solutions for our water clients that address their current and future issues to ensure they can service their customers.

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Project Managerto join our growing Water South team, managing the delivery of detailed designs and specifications, primarily for wastewater schemes. We have a varied project workload and strong pipeline of work with opportunities to manage large, highly complex schemes or multiple small schemes within a programme of work.

Well work with you to develop your expertise so that you can become a real Difference Maker and develop sustainable and innovative solutions. Youll work across a wide range of clients including water companies, contractors, and local authorities such as Wessex Water, Welsh Water & Yorkshire Water.

We are looking for individuals who can challenge conventional thinking and work collaboratively to meet a wide range of business, environment and regulatory challenges for these clients. The role offers an opportunity for successful candidates to broaden and diversify their expertise.

What were looking for from you:

• An Engineering related degree (or equivalent).
• A recognised project management qualification.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution and working to or have achieved professional recognition.
• The ability to work with engineers from all disciplines and other industry professionals to optimise and develop bespoke and innovative designs.
• Experience in managing the delivery of water designs and specifications on water related projects for water companies, contractors and industry.
• An appreciation of the implications of works on the environment and knowledge of sustainable solutions, water and wastewater processes and health and safety legislation.
• Excellent relationship building skills and enjoy working closely with clients, architects and other members of the professional team and playing a pivotal role in establishing the brief and developing solutions that meet and exceed our client's expectations.
• The confidence to undertake business development activity, client management and be commercially astute securing new and repeat business.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt your style to suit your audience.

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About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Its important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If I have a disability, can I get help(e.g. reasonable adjustments) with the application process?

If youre an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact GB_Function-HR-Resourcing@sweco.co.uk for assistance.

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Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.

Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those hard to fill roles.

We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in December 2022 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. Well be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2024 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.

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