Senior Project Manager
7 days ago
Peterborough
Senior Project Manager – Water Sector (NEC Contracts) Location: Peterborough (2–3 days/week onsite) Rate: £535/day Umbrella (Inside IR35) Contract Role Overview A leading project delivery consultancy is seeking a Senior Project Manager with strong NEC3/NEC4 ECC experience to support major UK water infrastructure programmes. You’ll lead delivery across pre- and post-contract stages, ensuring strong commercial control, governance, and stakeholder alignment. Key Responsibilities • Manage NEC3/NEC4 ECC contracts (Options A, C & E), • Lead compensation events, early warnings, and contract communications, • Oversee valuations, payments, cost forecasting, and budget control, • Support pre-contract activities including scope, estimates, and tendering, • Manage delivery phase performance, risk, and reporting, • Drive stakeholder engagement across client and supply chain, • Support final accounts and post-project reviews Requirements • Degree qualified (or equivalent), • Strong NEC3/NEC4 ECC experience (essential), • UK water sector & construction experience (essential), • ECI and Design & Build experience, • Strong commercial, risk, and CDM knowledge, • CSCS card (Water Hygiene desirable), • Membership of APM/CIOB/ICE (or working towards), • Right to work in the UK A strong opportunity to join a growing consultancy delivering complex infrastructure programmes with a blend of delivery excellence and digital capability.