Project Manager - Reading, United Kingdom - Thames Water

Thames Water

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Reading, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK's largest water and wastewater company.

We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.

We're looking for a high calibre Project Manager to join the Performance and Risk Team to deliver projects within Water Networks.

You will be responsible for implementing and embedding improvement projects and initiatives to deliver measurable and sustainableefficiencies across the whole of Water Networks.

Furthermore, you will use your inquisitive and ingenuity nature to identify further improvement projects, largely to reduce cost to serve.

You will be managing a portfolio of projects through the entire project lifecycle from outline conception through design, delivery, and handover.

As Project Manager, you will be the main point of contact for external customers, project team members and internalstakeholders.- You will develop on a well-established portfolio of over £10m of cost efficiency projects, to expand a defined methodology of cost efficiency in Water Networks into new workstreams, where you will identify and implement the areas of growth.

Excellent communications with strong interpersonal skills are essential alongside the ability to influence high level internal and external stakeholders.
Strong analytical skills with ability to identify root cause(s) using root cause analysis and develop data led solutions from this.
Ability to work under pressure and effectively prioritise conflicting requirements.
Accountable for the maintenance of all project governance documentation in support of effective project delivery and implementation as well as any potential audits.
Responsible for the provision of appropriate reporting and tracking of programme performance against milestone plans, delivery outputs and any relevant KPIs, ODI or other established success criteria.
Management of multiple stakeholders, developing sustainable, longlasting relationships across all areas of the internal business and across supply interruptions
You will be flexible and adaptable within the role.

What should you bring to the role?:

Be Self-motivation, drive and pragmatism are critical, as is a proven track record of successful delivery of projects.
We are seeking a tenacious and resilient individual with the ability to work with confidence in a challenging, reactive environment.
You will be comfortable adapting your communication style to delivery teams as well as more corporate senior stakeholders, and you will display demonstrable experience of this.
To have the ability to balance operational demand and strategic thinking is vital to ensure so you will be able to influence decisions to help shape what we do every day and in terms of planning for the future. Due to the nature of this role, you are requiredto have a valid full driving licence.

What's in it for you?

Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you moneyand support your wellbeing.

Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding, and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner.

If you join our team, you'll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working arrangements and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which ispacked full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round to support our customers.

As part of Team Thames, you'll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customerson the frontline as an ambassador.

Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience.

It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and a earn bit of extra money along the way.