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If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.
We’re looking for a Lead Project Manager to spearhead the delivery of our Flood Mitigation Programme within the Rivers & Flooding team. You’ll lead a team of Project Managers and support staff, overseeing a portfolio of project that reduce flood risk, safeguard customers, and build long-term community resilience across our region.
You’ll take ownership of programme delivery from concept to completion — providing leadership, commercial oversight, and assurance across design, construction, commissioning, and handover. This is a role where technical expertise meets people leadership, stakeholder engagement, and visible safety management.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Based at our Raynesway office in Derby, you’ll report to the Business Leader for Rivers and Flooding.
You’ll take ownership of programme delivery from concept to completion — providing leadership, commercial oversight, and assurance across design, construction, commissioning, and handover. This is a role where technical expertise meets people leadership, stakeholder engagement, and visible safety management.
From defining scope and coordinating design, to managing NEC contracts, engaging customers, and ensuring regulatory compliance, you’ll play a key role in reducing flood impacts across our networks and supporting those we serve.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE
We’re looking for someone with the technical capability, resilience, and people skills to lead meaningful flood‑related projects that matter to our customers and communities.
You’ll bring:
Qualifications:
Skills and experience matter, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. If you care about making a difference and want to be part of something bigger, you’ll fit right in.
HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU
It's not just a job; it's a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you'll contribute to the environment and community too.
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LET'S GO
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We’re Severn Trent, a diverse and amazing group of people who want to keep it that way. We bring you clean water and we take it away safely too. But it’s not just what we do. It’s how we do it: not just talking, but going over and above. Stepping up and rolling our sleeves up.
It’s because we care. Not only about our water but our corner of the country. And we care for our amazing people who make all this possible. Don’t just take our word for it; we’re a Glassdoor Top 50 Company – one of the best employers in the UK right now.
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