Assistant Project Manager

Overview

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live. If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT Our Water Resources Strategy team have an excellent opportunity to join as our new Water Resources Management Plan Assistant Project Manager
. Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy produce and consult on our statutory Water Resources Management Plans (WRMP) every five years. These plans are crucial in ensuring we deliver sustainable, reliable water resources for our customers, meet regulatory requirements, and plan for a resilient future.

In this role you will support the WRMP Lead Project Manager and project technical leads to coordinate and ensure successful delivery of our statutory Water Resources Management Plan. This will be done by working in partnership with our internal asset strategy teams, our technical experts as well as the Environment Agency and external stakeholders.

Key accountabilities

• Support the WRMP Lead Project Manager with tracking and reporting delivery of the various WRMP technical work streams, using PMO and project management tools to ensure project compliance, risk management and quality assurance.
• Coordinate project team activities to ensure alignment across work streams, proactively identifying and escalating any delivery risks or concerns through appropriate governance channels.
• Own and maintain WRMP programme trackers (updates, risks & delivery), ensuring data accuracy, timely updates, and producing weekly reporting packs for governance forums (e.g., TCG, programme reviews).
• Lead the project workstream to coordinate, populate and quality assure the technical datasets that will be submitted as part of the next WRMP.
• Help manage our delivery partners and consultants, ensuring the project team have accurate and up to date information.
• Effectively communicate progress and findings to senior stakeholders, gaining buy-in at key project milestones.
• Ensure that the different project work streams have robust and auditable assurance processes in place.

Work with the different WRMP technical delivery leads to provide them with project planning and delivery support and ensure accurate and up to date performance reporting.

You'll be based at our Head Office in Coventry
. You’ll work within our Asset Strategy team
.

With this being such a critical role, we’re looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week
.

To be successful in this role you’ll have experience of managing complex projects, working collaboratively with consultants and stakeholders using structured project management methodologies to deliver complex programmes. You will apply and continuously improve robust project governance practices, ensuring clear auditability, effective decision-making, and adherence to internal and regulatory requirements.

Additionally, it would be desirable if you had knowledge of environmental legislation, water resources management and an understanding of the WRMP process.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourites perks that you’ll get being part of the Severn Trent family.

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy / sell up to 5 additional days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 depending on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

Let’s go

We can’t wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We’ll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.