Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager
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Job Description
Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
Its not every job where you make a difference for the people of Scotland every day. But behind every glass of clean water theres a team of engineers samplers and surveyors people who need vehicles to do their jobs.
Can you help us build and maintain a carbon neutral water network for Scotland
The Scottish Government is encouraging everyone to work together to tackle climate change and has set an ambitious target to become Net Zero by 2045. Scottish Water has responded by committing to Net Zero emissions by 2040 a full five years earlier. Well need to undergo a sweeping transformation over the next 15 years to achieve it.
Do your bit by joining us as a Senior Project Manager within Capital Investment.
What youll do
As a Senior Project Manager within our Beyond Net Zero Delivery team your focus will be driving down carbon emissions within our Capital Investment projects. We construct and maintain water distribution and treatment assets across Scotland essential national infrastructure that Scotland relies on. These projects and specifically the materials we use in construction offer one of the biggest opportunities to make a difference to our overall carbon footprint.
Youll be working with internal specialists external contractors and supply chain partners to manage a portfolio of Net Zero initiatives and a Woodland creation programme which covers the whole project lifecycle.
Youll be a natural influencer and use your topnotch communication skills to secure buyin for our Net Zero agenda. You will be working with key business stakeholders from day one to get everyone onboard and help drive the behavioural change needed to make sure carbon reduction is at the heart of internal and supply chain decisionmaking.
What youll need
Youll have experience in the construction industry in a project management or supply chain focused role. Youll know how large infrastructure projects are managed and understand the roles of different stakeholders in delivering them.
Youll be an ambassador for our Net Zero goals and authentically sell the benefits and importance of making this happen so youll need to have a genuine interest in sustainability and the Net Zero agenda. It would be handy if you have worked in this space previously.
Strong project management skills are essential youll need the ability to establish clear plans set performance milestones translate goals into detailed plans and track deliverables.
Net Zero is not something we can afford to fail on. So youll need to be resultsdriven with a laser focus on making sure we hit our targets and be committed to solving challenges along the way.
To meet our goals we need to embed new practices and ways of working. You will need to be able to manage change and have experience of continuous improvements as well as more transformational change programmes.
A driving licence is nonnegotiable. Youll need to live within commuting distance of one of our main office hubs e.g. Edinburgh Stepps Dundee Inverness. Youll also need your hi vis on standby for site visits.
Looking out for you
While the work we do is important we know its not the only thing that matters. Thats why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good worklife balance.
Youll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.
When it comes to major life events we have familyfriendly policies around adoption maternity and parental leave. And for the everyday We embrace flexible working.
For your future theres our pension (the knowwhatyoullgetwhenyouretire kind) as well as life assurance.
As for some nice extras You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash handy rewards that can save you money on holidays bills and shopping.
The notsosmall print
This role will be a Grade 8. If youre new to Scottish Water youll join us on a starting salary of 48900. Performancedriven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of 68510.
If youre interested in this role or know someone else who might be well be accepting applications until midnight on 28th March. And were aiming to do interviews for this role w/c 7th April.
Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional and will be confirmed on completion of our preemployment screening e.g. referencing criminal record checks license checks etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party and must be completed before your start date. Dont worry well only start these checks once youve accepted an offer.
A few final things worth knowing
Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If youre interested in this job but dont tick all the boxes apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So dont rule yourself out!
Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!. Were also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events like menopause. Were very used to making adjustments so please dont be afraid to ask.
As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland its important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you dont already live here youll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.
Finally (finally! candidates who havent submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You wont need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
