Project Manager

In Team Digital, we’re planning for a future where the technology solutions we co-create and design enable us to achieve our goal of protecting our greatest natural resource and allowing our customers, communities and the environment to thrive.

As a team, our vision is to create an everyday digital experience for the people we serve - our customers - by putting them at the heart of everything we do. As part of our award-winning team you’ll help the business become an intelligent, connected organisation to deliver our digital transformation and turnaround... as part of the Digital Product Management team what role are they playing in making this happen?

As a Project Manager, your role encompasses several critical tasks. You are entrusted with delivering significant technology and business change initiatives that propel Thames’ progress toward achieving business area goals and desired outcomes. Here are the key aspects of your responsibility:

• Identify, engage and manage direct and indirect stakeholders appropriately, in the context of their role.
• Define and adopt appropriate project management methodology and tools based on the project’s context.
• Clear written and verbal communication with stakeholders to provide updates on the project progress and to maintain awareness of business needs and priorities.
• Produce regular project status reports and tailor updates based on stakeholder needs
• Identify, assess, and manage risks effectively, utilising project governance to provide visibility/escalate as appropriate.
• Create and maintain project cost models covering actual, accrual, and forecast.
• maintain the project’s scope, plan, resources & budget that will successfully deliver the business objectives – ensuring that the project aligns with the organizational goal and outcomes.

Base Location – Hybrid – Clear Water Court Reading

Working Pattern – 36 hours

What you should bring to the role

We want to bring together a team of brilliant tech minds with game-changing ideas.

We’re looking for people who will help us re-imagine the way we work and the way we get things done:

• A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Open to new ways of doing things.
• Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
• Experience with different delivery methodologies for example Agile or Waterfall.
• Experience in a digital background.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and resolve complex issues.
• Extensive experience of standard PM responsibilities
• Project commercials.
• Project planning.
• Forecasting and estimating.
• Monitoring and reporting.
• Risk & Issue management.
• Finance management and budgeting.
• Change management.

Desirable

• Delivery of IT projects involving third-party suppliers.
• Current Project Management certification. (Prince2, PMP, Agile PM, etc)

What’s in it for you?

It’s an incredibly exciting time to join Team Digital, the best people to tell you why, are the people in our team. Take a look at the video below to find out what they think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHTW3Vj4j2U&list=PL37gUk7p48rqLEm-KEkgKuyDpLYsW5LH9&index=16

• Competitive salary of up to £60,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water

At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.