Senior Project Manager

Helô! We’re Hafren Dyfrdwy, one of the 11 regulated water and wastewater companies in England and Wales. We serve over 100,000 homes and businesses across Mid and North Wales, and our enduring focus is on delivering for our customers, both now and for generations to come. 

Employing over 130 people, we’re a local company based in Wrexham and Powys and from providing clean water every time our customers turn on the tap to returning it to rivers even cleaner than we took it, we are proud to take care of one of life’s essentials. 

We are passionate about ensuring the future well-being of generations in our region, and within Wales as a whole, and playing our part in supporting on the well-being goals is central to our strategy. There really is something for everyone here. 

Our ambitious and innovative projects help to combat the challenges of waste and water infrastructure, flooding and water quality. Be a part of something bringing benefits to our communities, health outcomes and environment. 

It could be the biggest challenge of your career. If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. 

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to deliver our Waste Treatment schemes as part of our Hafren Dyfrdwy (HD) Capital Delivery Team. 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW   

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Hafren Dyfrdwy team as a water and waste treatment / infra specialist. Being based in Wrexham you will form part of a close integrated team, but it’s essential you’re able to travel independently as part of the role. 

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for delivering the Waste Treatment and Infra programme, whether that be like-for-like replacement assets on our sewage pumping stations, treatment works, CSO’s, through to managing multi-million pound quality upgrades.  You will lead on scoping, price reviews, generating works orders to get into contract, and working closely with our inhouse Design Manger.  Once in contract, activities will include coordinating, monitoring and auditing these works on site to ensure compliance with our H&S standards and best practices.  You will also lead all aspects of project governance, including financial management, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. 

You’ll take a senior role within the HD Capital Delivery Team, supporting to deliver our overall AMP8 outputs, achieving regulatory targets, within time and cost boundaries.  

You’ll be competent in managing the six aspects of a project, i.e. scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality and resources. You’ll drive the project plans, safeguard milestone delivery and also ensure reporting of progress through to the Senior Programme Manager.   

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE 

Qualified in a technical engineering discipline and qualified as or working towards chartered engineer status, you will be a forward thinking and innovative senior project manager capable of managing multiple capital engineering and construction works. 

You will have experience of managing NEC projects, with a proven track record of cost planning, management of and budgetary responsibility. 

You’ll come equipped with team membership, leadership and stakeholder management skills, with a proactive and flexible approach to working, and have excellent planning and organising skills. 

You will be a dynamic and collaborative leader with excellent communication and influencing skills. You will have a strong ability to build successful working relationships with internal and external stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds, and hold a relentless drive for continuous improvement. You’ll also need the ability to innovate and anticipate unexpected issues and challenges as they arise. 

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you too.  

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?