Project Manager South

Job Description:

Project Manager
Location: Nationwide
Employment type: Full Time
Working Hours: Monday to Friday

What’s in it for you…
We believe in looking after our people, and it shows. When you join Ipsum, you’re not just taking a job — you’re starting a career with real support behind it.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to buy up to 5 additional holidays
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Career development and progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications
• 24/7 access to a virtual GP and mental health support and counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discount club covering supermarkets, phone bills, gyms and more
• Life assurance cover
• Long service recognition
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Paid volunteering opportunities in your community

About the role…
As a Project Manager, you will oversee the planning and delivery of a varied portfolio of projects within the water sector. You will ensure alignment with client expectations and organisational objectives while acting as the senior coordination point between Operations and the wider business. The role focuses on programme planning, stakeholder engagement, performance management, and ensuring the safe, compliant delivery of all project activities. You will drive continuous improvement, challenge inefficiencies, and ensure all projects meet agreed KPIs, SLAs and delivery milestones.

In this role, you will:

• Develop, promote and maintain a strong safety culture with full compliance to industry standards and regulations
• Be accountable for end?to?end project delivery, ensuring Time, Cost (at delivery level), Quality and safety objectives are met
• Lead planning, coordination and execution of project works, maintaining accurate programmes and progress controls
• Manage and mitigate operational risks, escalating issues that impact programme performance or client outcomes
• Analyse performance data to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities
• Act as the senior operational interface with clients and internal leadership
• Ensure client expectations are met through proactive communication and relationship management
• Provide clear, accurate project updates and governance documentation to the Operations / Framework Manager
• Work collaboratively with the Senior QS to support forecasting, financial reporting and commercial governance
• Monitor delivery performance against commercial targets and highlight risks, variations or impacts
• Develop and maintain resource plans to ensure capacity and capability align with workload
• Manage supply chain partners and act as an escalation point for performance issues

About you…

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in at least two of the following: Construction, Utilities and/or Framework delivery
• Proven Project Management experience
• Degree (or equivalent) in Utilities Management, Project Management or a related discipline
• Full UK driving licence

Knowledge & Experience

• Ability to operate at both strategic and programme level
• Strong leadership and people management capability, with experience building and developing high?performing teams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility and adaptability with the ability to develop creative solutions
• Strong commercial, financial and analytical skills
• Experience delivering objectives within available resources
• Proven track record managing different contractual arrangements
• Experience delivering project portfolios
• Ideally professionally qualified (e.g. APM PMQ, Prince2 or equivalent)

Skills & Personal Qualities

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within Ipsum and client organisations
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Professional and positive approach
• Self?motivated, organised and proactive
• Flexible attitude and adaptable mindset
• Team player with the ability to work independently when required

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities…
We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences, and we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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Next steps…
If you’re interested in this opportunity, please apply or reach out to the Careers Team for more information.