Lead Project Manager
At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re focused on delivering essential services to our customers while protecting the environment and supporting our communities.
If you want to do more, because you care, join us. We’re looking for a Lead Project Manager to lead a portfolio of waste infrastructure projects within our Capital Delivery team.
This is a senior leadership role where you’ll combine people leadership with overall accountability for project performance, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality delivery.
What you’ll be doing
As a Lead Project Manager, you’ll lead and develop a team of project professionals while overseeing multiple projects across our waste infrastructure programme.
You’ll:
- Lead, manage and develop Project Managers and Senior Project Managers
- Take accountability for delivery across a portfolio of projects
- Ensure projects are planned, resourced and governed effectively
- Manage risks, issues and dependencies to keep delivery on track
- Drive consistency in project management standards and ways of working
- Lead resource planning to ensure the right skills and capacity are in place
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and delivery partners
- Oversee financial performance, forecasting and reporting
- Champion health, safety and wellbeing across all projects
- Drive continuous improvement and more efficient ways of working
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for someone with strong leadership experience and a track record delivering complex infrastructure projects.
You’ll have:
- Experience leading project teams in a capital delivery or infrastructure environment
- Proven experience delivering multiple projects or a project portfolio
- Experience working with NEC contracts (or similar frameworks)
- Strong commercial awareness and budget management capability
- Ability to influence and build relationships at senior stakeholder level
- Experience in resource planning, team leadership and performance management
- A structured, proactive and problem-solving approach
What you’ll need
- A project management qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Full UK driving licence
Why join us
You’ll play a key role in delivering essential wastewater infrastructure that supports our customers and the environment, while building and leading a high-performing team.