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Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager – Thames Water Infrastructure
Location: Oxfordshire Salary: £75,000 - £90,000 + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced Senior Project Manager looking to lead a flagship infrastructure project worth over £30 million?
About the Role
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading UK infrastructure contractor for a Senior Project Manager to oversee a major wastewater treatment project as part of the AMP8 investment programme in the Thames Valley.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager who thrives in leading large, complex projects from construction through to commissioning, while managing high-performing teams and maintaining close collaboration with clients and stakeholders.
As Senior Project Manager, you will take full responsibility for the safe, successful, and profitable delivery of a landmark infrastructure project. Reporting directly to the Regional Operations Director, your role will include providing strategic leadership across all aspects of project delivery, ensuring excellence in programme management, quality, commercial performance, and client expectations.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the successful delivery of a major infrastructure project from construction through to handover.
- Manage multidisciplinary delivery teams, subcontractors, and supply chain partners.
- Drive exceptional standards in health & safety, quality, and environmental performance.
- Oversee project programme, commercial performance, and risk management.
- Build strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Mentor and develop project teams, while fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
About You
We are seeking Senior Project Managers with hands-on experience delivering large-scale infrastructure or civil engineering projects for principal contractors.
Ideal candidates will have:
- Proven experience delivering projects valued at £20M+.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Excellent commercial awareness and financial management expertise.
- Strong client-facing and stakeholder management abilities.
- Valid SMSTS certification and a CSCS Card.
- HNC (or equivalent degree) in a construction-related discipline.
- Professional membership (e.g., CIOB) is highly advantageous.
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Previous water industry experience is beneficial but not essential. We welcome applicants from backgrounds in major infrastructure, highways, rail, energy, utilities, or heavy civil engineering.
What’s On Offer
- Salary: £75,000 - £90,000
- Benefits package including:
- Car Allowance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Pension matched up to 8%
- 26 days annual leave (+ option to buy/sell additional days)
- Additional family leave support
- Payment of professional membership fees
- Employee discounts and flexible benefits package
- Opportunities for genuine long-term career progression with a trusted UK infrastructure contractor
- Chance to work on a flagship AMP8 project, with further major projects on the horizon.
If you’re a Senior Project Manager seeking your next major challenge and want to contribute to critical infrastructure development in the Thames Valley, apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.
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