Assistant Project Manager

Exciting opportunity alert! Join us as an assistant project manager supporting the project management of a portfolio of projects within the Capital Delivery Programme.

As a critical team member, you'll be crucial in delivering a significant programme of engineering infrastructure works valued at over £100m. Your responsibilities will include developing and building business cases, ensuring project success, and guaranteeing delivery to time, cost, and quality commitments.

Apply now and be a part of our dynamic team!

What you’ll be doing as an Assistant Project Manager

• Establish and continuously promote a proactive health, safety & environment culture across projects.
• Delivering successful technical solutions that provide optimal value for money on a capital and whole-life cost basis.
• Performance managing the service providers to ensure out-performance of service levels and value for money.
• Leading a customer-focused culture that is unrelenting in its pursuit of excellence in service delivery to internal and external customers.
• Proactively ensuring every customer touch point is a positive experience to remember.
• Actively protecting, managing, and enhancing Thames Water’s reputation to external customers and stakeholders.

This hybrid role is based at Clearwater Court, Reading. You will need to attend both the office and various sites as required for the position and business needs, which may be more than three days a week.

The work schedule is 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday. We are open to full-time, part-time, or job-sharing options.

A driver's license and access to a vehicle are required for this position.

What you should bring to the role

• Excellent contractual awareness of Project Management work.
• Collaborative approach, good communication with contractors and stakeholders.
• A proven track record of managing the performance of third-party organisations.
• Continuous promotion of proactive health, safety & environment culture.
• Experience in proactive management of project risk.
• A strong customer service ethic, measurement of customer satisfaction and a proven track record of delivering improvement for customers.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £35,000 to £45,000 per annum.
• 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.
• Opportunity to achieve APM Project Management Qualification.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

The real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support you.

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.