Water Project Manager

Leep Utilities

Water Project Manager ensuring installation compliance for water projects. Overseeing design, financials, and stakeholder management in Southern England.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Project Management within the water industry, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and financial controls while effectively managing stakeholder relationships and asset delivery processes.

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Project ManagementWater Industry NAV ProcessStakeholder ManagementFinancial AcumenH&S Management

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Hard Skills

Design and Construction of Potable Water InfrastructureAsset Adoption and Delivery Legal DocumentationVariance ReportingAudit ManagementBudget Adherence

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsTeam SupervisionProblem Resolution

Tools & Technologies

Reporting SystemsProject Management Software

Industry Keywords

Guaranteed Standards of Performance (GSOP)Multi Utility Industry Asset StandardsNJUGWater Regulatory Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure Water Projects are delivered as per Leep’s current process and documented procedures
Accountable that all assigned project design activity is completed by accredited third parties and properly logged and reported in line with Guaranteed Standards of Performance (GSOP)
Manage each project in line with the capital budget, tracking performance, and ensure compliance with financial, commercial, and regulatory requirements
Accountable that financial controls are adhered to, including timely purchase order management, invoice review, and variance reporting are being undertaken across all assigned projects eg. Design variance costs
Conduct regular audits of all sites and partners ensuring that any issues or defects are managed to resolution using the current company systems and procedures
Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless asset handover with all documentation and contracts in place and that installation standards and pre-water on commissioning and testing meets or exceeds regulatory requirements
Provide ad hoc operational support to the SPM and Head of Project Delivery on all assigned Water Projects for site enquiries or escalations
Ensuring assets are delivered to best industry standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years’ experience of working in Project Management or Team Supervision capacity within a SLP or Water Company
Demonstrable experience of the design and construction of potable water infrastructure
A good working knowledge of the Water Industry NAV process
Excellent knowledge of multi utility industry asset standards such as NJUG
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with experience of developing and managing personnel
Financial acumen and a track record of adhering to budgets
Woking knowledge of H&S management and audits
An understanding of water regulatory standards applicable to the business and the processes required to be compliant with them
Expert knowledge of asset adoption and delivery legal documentation requirements
Strong computer and reporting skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Salary which aligns to your experience and skillset
25 days paid holiday + bank holidays
An additional day off to celebrate your birthday
Annual discretionary bonus
Car allowance
Company pension plan
Health Cash plan through Westfield Health
Option to purchase additional holiday days through our Holiday Buying Scheme
Engagement committee with events throughout the year, including Summer Party and individual team socials
Paid professional memberships relevant to your role and access to professional development opportunities