Project Manager - AMP8 Water Projects

Project Manager - AMP8 Water Projects
Location: Northwest & Cumbria
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 (DOE)
Project Value: £15M - £20M (Starting August)

The Role
We are looking for a driven and experienced Project Manager to lead AMP8 water infrastructure schemes across the Northwest. This role will take full ownership of a major £15M-£20M project from ECI through to commissioning, ensuring safe, compliant, and commercially successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full project lifecycle delivery from ECI/design through to construction and commissioning
• Define project scope, technical requirements, and build robust, deliverable programmes
• Manage project costs, budgets, and forecasting to ensure commercial performance
• Oversee reinforced concrete works, shaft sinking, and complex civil engineering activities
• Lead, mentor, and develop site teams, ensuring high performance and accountability
• Administer contracts (NEC4 preferred), including change control and variation management
• Ensure full compliance with UK water regulations, environmental permits, and HSE legislation
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks proactively
• Act as the primary interface between client (e.g. United Utilities), supply chain, regulators (Environment Agency, Ofwat), and local stakeholders
• Ensure quality assurance through inspections and adherence to specifications and industry best practice

About You

• Proven experience delivering water infrastructure projects within AMP frameworks
• Strong background in reinforced concrete and complex civils (shaft sinking experience highly desirable)
• Experience working within a United Utilities or similar regulated water environment
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets and NEC contracts
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Proactive, solutions-driven, and capable of managing high-value, high-pressure projects

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to lead a flagship AMP8 scheme from inception
• Strong pipeline of secured work across the region
• Clear progression within a growing, forward-thinking contractor
• Competitive salary and package aligned with experience

Please apply with your most up to date CV or call Andy at search on (phone number removed)

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