Project Manager - Operations

About the role

As a Project Manager, you'll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of multiple projects, overseeing all on-site activities in line with framework requirements. You'll proactively manage risks, identifying potential issues early and implementing timely solutions to ensure safe, on-time, and within-budget delivery. Performance will be monitored to meet standards of productivity, quality, and compliance. You'll lead projects to the highest professional standards, coordinating internal teams and supply chain partners, and managing every stage of the project lifecycle in close collaboration with Avove's clients, local authorities, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monitor delivery and financial performance against the programme, identifying risks early and taking corrective action to maintain budget and timelines.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise the programme of work, ensuring all activities align with contract scope and framework requirements.
• Manage project changes using NEC contract mechanisms.
• Produce and update CL31/32 programmes monthly in line with framework timescales.
• Prepare monthly Cost Value Reconciliation (Forecast) documents ahead of senior management review.
• Maintain and update the project Risk Register.
• Regularly monitor progress and facilitate collaborative planning sessions to challenge durations and identify opportunities.
• Provide timely supervision, assessment, and coaching to teams and subcontractors to ensure quality and programme outputs are met.
• Promote and uphold Health, Safety, and Environmental standards, ensuring compliance with Avove's Work Together, Safe Together ethos and H&S system (e20), including oversight of temporary works.

Skills and Experience

• Strong understanding of programme delivery processes and contract scope.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, including Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ).
• Ability to engage effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) - training will be provided if not already held.
• Awareness of NEC3/4 contract mechanisms.
• Full, valid UK driving licence - travel within the contract area is required.
• Excellent coaching, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
• Financial awareness with the ability to manage and work within budgets.
• Skilled in resource prioritisation and adapting to changing environments.
• Strong leadership capabilities.

What's in it for you

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that's not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn't fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
• Rewards initiative for achieving recognised professional qualifications.

About us

We design, build and maintain the UK's utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.
We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water and power sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.
We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water
We are an equal opportunities employer
We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we're making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.

What next

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.
If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.