Senior Project Manager (Delivery Manager)

The role:

As Delivery Manager (Senior Project Manager) you will be accountable for leading the successful delivery of a comprehensive programme of works executed by UU’s Capital Delivery Organisation, which is made up of multiple disciplines, encompassing areas such as Better Rivers, Wastewater, Water, and Enterprise.

Our newly appointed Senior Project Manager will be based in our Wastewater directorate delivering projects in the Cumbria region that involve installing and upgrading infrastructure on our Wastewater Treatment Works to help improve the environment in the North West. – Are you up for the challenge?

What you’ll be responsible for:

In the role of Senior Project Manager, you will lead project teams, ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with our organisational vision, sustainability targets, and eco-friendly reputation. Your leadership will be pivotal in navigating dynamic situations and influencing strategies within our capital programme. Collaborating with industry experts, you will address unique challenges and drive our success, aiding UU in achieving its goals.

In joining us, you will have full exposure to the organisation, our major contracts and our largest industry partners. Stakeholder engagement is vital for this role. You will therefore need to build strong working relationships, manage key internal and external stakeholders effectively and provide expert advice to our contractors and regulators, especially Ofwat, Drinking Water Inspectorate, Environment Agency, and various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).

• You will establish, lead and manage high performing multi-disciplinary teams, across multiple partner organisations, working together in a dynamic and collaborative environment to achieve outstanding results.
• You will use and promote innovative thinking to solve problems and develop cost-effective solutions, minimising risk and maximising opportunities to meet time, cost and quality objectives, ensuring customer satisfaction and project success.
• You will be required to fulfil to role of Client’s Representative under CDM.