About the role

  • Project Manager in Affinity Water overseeing mains renewals and infrastructure projects while ensuring safety and compliance. Requires expertise in NEC contracts and project management.

Responsibilities

  • Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
  • Manage complex infrastructure projects end‑to‑end, delivering on time, on budget, and to specification.
  • Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, and progress reports.
  • Act as the key contact for internal teams, contractors, developer‑customers, and Highways authorities.
  • Lead NEC4 contract management, including EWN, risk registers, CE meetings, programmes, and payments.
  • Maintain accurate project documentation and complete lessons‑learned reviews.
  • Ensure compliance with Water Quality guidelines and Water UK service standards (D-MeX).
  • Resolve escalated queries and support a high‑performance team culture.

Requirements

  • Proven experience delivering large infrastructure or utility projects.
  • Strong knowledge of NEC contracts, risk, change, and programme management.
  • Excellent stakeholder, communication, and leadership skills.
  • Strong grasp of H&S and environmental regulations.
  • Proficiency with project management tools and strong organisational skills.
  • Full UK Driving Licence.
  • Qualifications & desirable experience: PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent.
  • IOSH, SMSTS or NEBOSH certification.
  • Experience in water infrastructure projects, including large mains and diversions.
  • Knowledge of network constraints and RAMS.

Benefits

  • Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
  • Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
  • Annual leave from 26-30 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
  • A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
  • A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
  • We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
  • Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
  • Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
  • Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
  • Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
  • Life Assurance.

Job title

Project Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£54,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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