About the role
Project Manager – Major Water Projects – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)
Location: Lincoln (Hybrid working available)
Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the Anglian Water’s one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
As we progress through AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period to date – we’re delivering nature-based and sustainable infrastructure, from wetlands to urban drainage schemes, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.
We’re looking for experienced Project Managers – Major Water Projects to lead the development and delivery of some of our largest projects, ranging in value from £30m to £90m.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll take ownership of major projects throughout their full lifecycle, leading multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality and timely delivery. You’ll resolve operational challenges, balance competing priorities and work collaboratively across the Alliance to achieve successful outcomes for all stakeholders.
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead major projects throughout the full lifecycle, from receipt of need and scoping through construction, handover, formal sign-off and post-handover warranty management.
- Ensure CDM compliance throughout the TOTEX Delivery Process, championing a Zero Harm culture through audits, checks and peer reviews.
- Build and develop high-performing, inclusive teams, empowering engineering, commercial and wider project colleagues to think creatively and resolve challenges.
- Translate programme-level strategy into clear and deliverable project outcomes.
- Work closely with Commercial and Planning teams to maintain accurate cost and resource forecasts, escalating issues where required.
- Oversee proposed solutions to ensure they are safe, commercially viable, fit for purpose and meet project requirements.
- Ensure successful delivery of key project milestones, including Project Rehearsals and Fit for Assembly.
- Create a collaborative working environment across the @one Alliance and wider partner organisations, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
Who we’re looking for
What you’ll bring:
- A strong Project Management background with proven experience delivering large-scale construction projects valued at £30m+.
- Experience within the water industry would be beneficial, although candidates with a strong major construction background will also be considered.
- Knowledge of Health & Safety, drinking water standards and CDM regulations, supported by an IOSH qualification.
- Experience managing multiple projects and competing priorities.
- Ideally APMP qualified, with the confidence to professionally challenge stakeholders and build strong working relationships.
- Experience operating within a commercial framework, including knowledge of NEC Option C contracts.
- A proven track record of leading, developing and empowering teams within a performance-driven environment.
- The ability to operate strategically while effectively delegating and giving your team the trust and support they need to deliver.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.
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