Project Closeout Manager

This is an exciting role within the high-profile Thames Tideway Tunnel (‘Super-Sewer’) project which is nearing the end of construction by Tideway leading to the start of commissioning and operation by Thames Water.

This £4.5billon project is highly complex and there is a need to manage the commercial ‘close-out’ of items, whilst collecting and retaining project knowledge and managing the ‘operational change program’ to minimise Thames Water’s financial and operational risks during this period.

In this role, you will direct a team of professionals including document controllers, area delivery engineers, and quantity surveyors to carry out the performance management of all commercial contracts for the project. You will be mitigating project risk transfer from Tideway to Thames Water to outperform the remaining Thames Tideway Tunnel price control funding.

Whilst this is a ‘close-out’ position, given the importance and profile it will lead to working on future essential engineering projects within Thames Water that are designed to continue to deliver and improve water supply and treatment resilience for generations to come.

What you’ll be doing as the Project Closeout Manager

• Implement and monitor compliance with agreement obligations with robust Key Performance Indicators and a performance framework.
• Propose and steer negotiations for all contract delivery, reconciliation and change management with Tideway.
• Design an effective Commercial Closeout and transition strategy.
• Organise and lead the transition of existing Tideway Integration Group (TIG) resources from an embedded team in the Tideway project with several parallel teams, including, document control, Area Delivery Engineers and Quantity Surveyors.
• Ensure capture of retained knowledge and develop a plan for employee retention as the projects close.
• The change management includes ensuring this large operational change is communicated and understood by the receiving operational teams and across the business.

Base Location: Hybrid- Camelford House, Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP.           

Working Hours: 36 hours per week.

What you should bring to the role 

• Ability to engage with stakeholders, often with competing objectives, whilst maintaining strong collaborative relationships and open communication.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with others through constructive challenge.
• Ideally relevant Commercial Contract Management experience.
• Management Qualification or experience in performance management (people and contracts).
• Be commercially astute with an understanding of contract law.
• Have experience and knowledge working within a large regulated infrastructure environment ideally the water industry or perhaps construction, transport, or environmental projects.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary between £55,000 & £70,000 per annum.
• Annual Leave: 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays)
• Car allowance.
• Annual Bonus.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• 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? 

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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.