Job Detail

Project Manager - Water

• Field: Building & Maintenance
• Deadline: 2026-03-30 12:03
• London

Pinnacle Recruitment are currently looking for Projet Managers to work on the AMP8 frameworks. This role will be covering Thames Water and Affinity Water regions. Hybrid working, with regular travel to sites.

Salary - £65,000 - £75,000

Duties

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Manage project schedules, including critical path activities, dependencies, programme interfaces (between projects, operations, frameworks) and align with AMP8 milestones and deliverables.

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Control project budget and costs: forecasting, monitoring actual v budget, managing change/control, capturing cost efficiencies and optimisation opportunities aligned with AMP8 cost‑efficiency requirements.

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Ensure compliance with relevant framework contract forms (e.g., NEC3/4, JCT, bespoke water‑industry frameworks), CDM regulations, health & safety, environment and quality standards.

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Embed AMP8 priorities into project delivery: e.g., reducing carbon/embodied emissions, implementing digital solutions (IoT, digital twin, monitoring), nature‑based solutions, resilience enhancements, leakage reduction and storm overflow control.

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Manage multidisciplinary project teams and supply‑chain partners: designers, engineers, contractors, operations, regulator, local authorities, landowners, and affected communities.

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Liaise with procurement/framework management teams to ensure alignment with framework strategies for AMP8 (longer term frameworks, collaborative contracting, value‑driven delivery). For example, many companies are appointing long‑term partners to deliver AMP8.

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Maintain rigorous governance and reporting: develop and present project dashboards, highlight risk/opportunity registers, issue reports to Steering Groups and senior management (both internal and client).

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Promote and deliver sustainability outcomes: net‑zero ambition, biodiversity/net‑gain, circular economy, digitalisation and asset resilience.

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Deliver project hand‑over ensuring operations/maintenance readiness, documentation (O&M manuals, asset registers, handover packs), post‑project review, lessons learned and continuous improvement.

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Ensure customer, regulatory and environmental outcomes are met: as defined in the AMP8 business plan (e.g., leakage reduction, pollution control, network resilience).

Requirements

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Proven project management within the water industry (clean water / wastewater / network / treatment) across full lifecycle.

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Experience delivering infrastructure projects in a regulated environment and aware of AMP style capital delivery cycles.

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Strong project controls skills: scheduling (MS Project, Primavera or comparable), cost control, change management, risk/opportunity management.

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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (written & verbal).

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Familiarity with framework contractual models, collaborative delivery and long‑term partnering arrangements.

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Ability to manage multiple interfaces: operations, maintenance, design, procurement, supply‑chain, regulator.

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Valid UK driving licence and willing to travel to sites across South East region