Project Manager - Water Sector

  • People Group Limited
  • Sep 01, 2025
Contractor

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Glasgow
Duration: 7 months
Rate: 400 Inside IR35
Work Pattern: 3 days Office-based (Glasgow & Edinburgh), 2 days home


People Group is looking for a Project Manager to work for a leading service provider in the UK's water and wastewater infrastructure sectors.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Identify and monitor project risks (threats and opportunities), plan and implement mitigations to them, and respond to other issues that affect the project
  • Engage with and lead stakeholder relationships, including internal and external parties, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
  • Manage and update business cases that justify projects in terms of benefits, costs, and risks
  • Full understanding of planning, liaison with 3rd parties, and pre-construction permits.
  • You must be customer-focused by striving for excellence through understanding, anticipating, and meeting their needs.
  • You will be responsible for reviewing work arising and contributing to program discussions and improvements.
  • Ensure all projects are assigned on time, within budget, and with margin improvements where possible through resource and procurement efficiencies.
  • Collate/update reports and issues in a timely manner.
  • Take ownership of the project documentation management and produce audit-compliant documentation.
To be successful in this position, we're looking for someone who has;
  • Experience working for Tier 1 water contractors as a Project Manager.
  • Experience looking after multi-disciplinary installations on Water and Wastewater projects
  • Obtained or working towards EngTech, IEng, CEng, or equivalent.
  • A PRINCE2 Practitioner/ APM PMQ qualification or equivalent.
  • Good working knowledge of contract conditions, CDM regulations, Design Management, Programme & Risk Management, and cost control, including forecasting, actual cost, and value reporting.
  • SMSTS and CSCS card.