Project Manager - Water Asset Management

RPS Group

  • Edinburgh
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 18 days ago
Project Manager - Water Asset ManagementAn exciting opportunity is now available for an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager, this role will see you become part of our growing Project Management team providing support on the Scottish Water Framework contract.As well as offering a diverse and exciting workload, we put significant emphasis on development of innovative technical approaches and providing an enjoyable working environment in which our staff can develop their careers through our varied training and development programme.About The Team:
RPS Water Consulting is a team of Engineers, Modellers and Data Analysts providing Asset Management and Operational Strategy development, to our Water Industry clients to support business planning and delivery. This is an evolving industry, providing challenges and opportunities which require innovation, dedication and team work to help us meet our clients' needs.Your Responsibilities:
  • A Project Manager is expected to be capable of successfully managing a project through the entire project lifecycle from Inception through to handover and closure by utilising the 4 key pillars of project management: PLAN, ORGANISE, LEAD & CONTROL.
  • Meeting all responsibilities as outlined in the RPS HSE policy and management systems
  • Applies specialist and detailed expertise and compliance with RPS's systems and processes
  • Manages projects in accordance with RPS systems and processes and proactively manages and delivers projects in accordance with project budgets and timeframes
About You:
  • Degree qualified in a Technical or Construction discipline is highly regarded, but not essential
  • Certified as, or capable of achieving certification within 12 months of completing probation (APM)
  • Full UK Drivers licence
  • Proficient in the use of systems, tools, processes, and programmes necessary to manage their projects
  • Ability to identify project risks and manage those risks as required
  • Ability to manage business relationships in a positive manner including the negotiation and successful resolution of contentious issues
  • Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret and respond to management, operational and financial information, and trends at a project level
What's in it for you?We will provide you with a flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself. Successful candidates are trained by industry-leading professionals who are committed to the personal development of their teams. We also run a comprehensive suite of training courses throughout the year which focus on softer skills and personal development, with needs identified through our annual appraisal process.A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you'll be supported as far as you want to go.Why RPS?We're a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that's right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs - this is a workplace that works for you.RPS, A Tetra Tech company:Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023, RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world's most complex problems.About RPS Water ConsultancyIt's an exciting time to be working for our UK Water business as the workload in the water market takes off. With a broad portfolio of long-term framework agreements in place, we are ideally placed to help our clients deliver on the challenges facing them over the coming years - whether that is reducing leakage, pollution and flooding, or improving the environment and levels of service to their customers.Our Water business employs around 1000 highly skilled and motivated people working on projects for all of the water and sewerage companies across the UK, and most of the water-only companies. We deliver a full range of end-to-end water and wastewater services including data collection and analytics; modelling and risk analysis/optimisation; data visualisation and mapping; artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions; feasibility studies; outline and detailed design of capital solutions; and development of optimised, risk-based, operational interventions.Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water!#LI-MM1 #LI-REMOTE #LI-HYBRIDWe know we develop better solutions together.
That's why we're committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to 'make complex easy' - for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We're also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That's why we've created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.Recruitment Agencies
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