Project Manager

Southern Water Chichester, England May 22, 2026

Type Full Time
Pay Not listed
Work Hybrid

Project Manager focuses on leading the day-to-day delivery of assigned capital projects within the water capital delivery team, ensuring safe execution and delivery to time, cost, and quality targets.

What the role involves

  • Leading the day-to-day delivery of assigned capital projects within the Water Capital Delivery team, ensuring safe execution and delivery to time, cost, and quality targets.
  • Managing project plans, budgets, schedules, risks, and change control processes to maintain effective delivery and governance throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Build strong working relationships with internal teams, contractors, consultants, and regulators to ensure effective communication, collaboration, and project alignment.
  • Support continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with health, safety, wellbeing, environmental, and quality standards.
  • Report project progress.
  • Experience: Strong experience delivering capital or construction projects, ideally within the water, utilities, or wider infrastructure sector.

Skills and requirements

  • Degree in Science, Engineering, Construction, or Management (or equivalent experience).
  • Certifications: A recognised project management qualification such as APM PMQ, PRINCE2, or equivalent is desirable.
  • With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are manage.
  • Drive long-term value creation.

Confirmed role details

  • Regional- Base will be Falmer or Hampshire- Hybrid- based on operational need- Driving licence essential.
  • Full Time, Perm.

Candidate fit

  • ownership, planning discipline, stakeholder communication, and practical delivery judgement

Additional role context

  • Work across growth, maintenance, and regulatory-driven schemes, managing risks, budgets, programmes, and stakeholder relationships throughout the project lifecycle.
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