Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

Employer: South East Water

Location: Kent, United Kingdom

Salary: £65,000 – £72,500 (dependent upon experience)

Employment Type: Permanent

Reference Number: 23643_

Are you a problem solver who thrives on turning strategic goals into reality? Do you want to lead projects that make a tangible impact on our water supply and services?

• Lead the way: You will manage and coordinate single or multiple projects from initiation to closure, serving as the main point of contact for all communications.
• Plan for success: You will develop comprehensive project plans that include detailed task breakdowns, realistic deadlines, and resource allocation.
• Keep us on track: You will proactively monitor project performance against the plan, regularly reporting progress, risks, and key metrics to senior management.
• Own the outcome: You will take full ownership of the project’s success by actively managing the scope, timeline, and budget to ensure objectives are met.
• Manage risk: You will proactively identify potential risks, analyse their impact, and develop effective mitigation plans to keep things moving smoothly.
• Build relationships: You will actively manage stakeholder expectations to ensure buy‑in and alignment, ensuring all deliverables meet our quality standards.

• Qualifications: A professional project management qualification such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Planning skills: Proven ability to thoroughly plan and schedule projects, setting realistic deadlines and creating comprehensive plans.
• Financial awareness: Demonstrated ability to create, track, and manage project budgets, ensuring financial constraints are met.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written skills, particularly active listening and stakeholder management.
• Leadership: A track record of motivating and guiding teams, building positive project cultures, and inspiring confidence during challenges.
• Problem‑solving: Strong critical thinking abilities to handle unexpected road‑blocks.
• Adaptability: A history of being highly adaptable and flexible, adjusting plans in response to change while maintaining composure.
• Mobility: A full driving licence.

Employees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities. The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time.

We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.

We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise that creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
• Paid volunteer days.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing related benefits.

• To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website.
• It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.
• Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.

£65,000 – £72,500 dependent upon experience.

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!

South East Water kindly asks agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency.