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Posted Date:  30 May 2025
Posting End Date:  16-June-2025
Location:  Coventry
Company:  Severn Trent Water Limited
Department:  Technology
Salary (£):  £55,000 to £60,000

Senior Technology Project Manager

 

Here at Severn Trent, our Technology mission is simple – we deliver and maintain secure and stable IT services, which maximises value to our business.

 

Dig a little deeper and you will find a living, breathing department of highly talented individuals and teams, buzzing with energy, ideas, and enthusiasm. Our teams are always interested in learning new, innovative, and exciting ways for us to aid our business colleagues, and ultimately our customers experience.

 

Collectively, we provide a critical national infrastructure to millions of customers in our region, so the only question is… why wouldn't you want to be part of that?

 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

Are you looking to work in a face paced and challenging environment to deliver programme and project management using various methodologies? 

 

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Cyber Security team.  With a proven track record of I.T. programme/project management on large scale, you will be responsible for making sure the business outcomes are delivered effectively within a budget and will benefit both the business and the customers we serve. 

 

The projects/programmes will be a wide variety of complex and multiple high profile predominantly worked in a waterfall environment, with some exposure to agile. You will have worked within this environment and have strong knowledge of the end-to-end IT development and infrastructure delivery process from Vision to deployment, business adoption and support and have significant exposure to IT architecture and data strategies.

 

You will have robust stakeholder management skills balanced with diplomacy and tact to work strategically and collaboratively across departments, building lasting relationships with the technology team, various business functions, 3rd party suppliers, senior leaders and board members.  

 

You will have also borne fiscal responsibility for the projects that you had delivered by tracking and controlling costs to ensure delivery within budget.

 

Other Key Accountabilities include:-

 

  • Executive level presence and exposure to Senior leadership and board members 
  • Manage and mitigate/resolve risks and issues by understanding current status and having clear plans of action. You will also be able to effectively utilise escalation mechanisms 
  • Influence and challenge in terms of: 
      • Benefit identification and monitoring (value)  
      • Project scope and priorities (
      • Work collaboratively with third-party suppliers. 
      • Understand the customer/end user/regulatory body’s perspective and aspire to exceed standards of delivery   

 

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

 

We would be looking for you to have a sound knowledge and experience of formal project methodologies (For example Prince 2), for managing and controlling the delivery of IT systems.   We’ll also want you to take pride in being an inspiring leader with proven experience of developing the capability of teams through effective coaching and mentoring. 

 

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care.

 

Is that you?

 

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

 

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

 

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

 

  • 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year). Annual leave rises to 28 days after 5 years of service. 
  • Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)  
  • Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)  
  • Family friendly policies (including, a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave) 
  • Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate  
  • Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’  
  • Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers  
  • Two volunteering days per year  

   

WHATS NEXT?

 

We can’t wait to hear from you.

 

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

 

And if your curiosity has peaked and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.

 

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