Project Manager-Major Water Infrastructure.

Company: United Utilities

Role: Project Manager

Locations: Warrington/Preston/Kendal/WFH 3/2

Length of Contract: 12-month rolling

Day rate: £525 Umbrella (inside of IR35)

Project Information:

A £3.7bn wastewater and drainage scheme involving up to 138km of new sewers, a transfer tunnel and 37ha of sustainable drainage has been proposed to protect Windermere.

The plans are to intercept and transfer wastewater away from England's largest natural lake for advanced treatment, while also intercepting highway runoff.

The infrastructure could increase wastewater provision across the catchment by up to 75% and connect approximately 12,800 people to public sewers for the first time.

This would represent a 75% increase in wastewater infrastructure.

The cost of this project, dubbed Only Rainwater into Windermere, would be an estimated £3.7bn according to the development coalition, which consists of the Environment Agency, Lake District National Park Authority, Save Windermere, Love Windermere, and Westmorland and Furness Council.

The project is currently at the planning stages, with work on site due to begin in 2029.

Project Manager's duties:

Project management related, setting up PMO's

Environmental assessments and studies

Managing consultants to deliver that part of the process

Working with consultants and engineers on pre planning of various Design and engineering site works.

Stakeholder management -UU/local authority/parish councils etc.

Attending Management progress/actions meetings

Candidate requirements

2 plus years of managing large infrastructure projects

Experience in working in controlled environments such as Nuclear, Gas, Highway, and OR Rail

Strong stakeholder management skills

Proven project management experience across a range of projects in a multidisciplinary environment (Infrastructure/ Design and Build )

Strong leadership experience managing teams and driving delivery performance.

Demonstrable expertise in project planning, risk management, budget and resource management, and contract management.

To be considered for this role, please forward an up to date CV.