Senior Project Manager

Department: Capital Delivery and Asset Management

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: St Saviour, Jersey, Douet House

Key Responsibilities

• Lead assigned capital projects from concept to close-out, ensuring clear scope, plans, budgets, risks, milestones and handover requirements. 
• Deliver safely in live operational environments, coordinating internal teams, consultants, contractors and suppliers while minimising disruption to customers, assets and operations. 
• Apply Jersey Water governance, audit and stage gate controls, maintaining accurate reporting on progress, cost, risk, change and forecast outturn. 
• Manage budgets, procurement inputs, contracts, change control, compensation events and supplier performance within agreed delegations. 
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies and opportunities, escalating decisions and recommendations clearly where required. 
• Engage stakeholders across operations, safety, security, commercial, finance, regulators and external partners to secure timely decisions and delivery outcomes. 
• Support audits, gateway reviews, lessons learned and continuous improvement across the Capital Delivery function. 
• Provide guidance to Project Managers and project team members, promoting consistent project management practice, tools and behaviours.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A strong track record of delivering complex capital, infrastructure or estates projects from concept to close-out, with clear control of scope, cost, programme, risk, quality and handover. 
• The ability to lead safe and effective delivery in live operational environments, balancing project outputs with service continuity, customer impact and operational resilience. 
• Strong leadership capability to guide, mentor and support Project Managers and project team members, promoting consistent project management practice, clear accountability and high-quality delivery. 
• The confidence to provide practical advice, challenge and support to the wider Jersey Water capital plan, helping shape delivery priorities, improve project controls and support informed decision-making. 
• Strong technical, commercial and asset management judgement, with clear focus on cost, risk, deliverability, whole-life value and long-term asset performance. 
• A clear understanding of project governance, assurance, audit, reporting and stage gate controls, with the discipline to apply Jersey Water policies, processes and delegated authorities consistently. 
• A relevant project management qualification or certification, such as PRINCE2, APM or PMP, or equivalent experience gained through senior capital project delivery. 
• Experience with NEC contracts, CEMAR, Primavera P6 or similar contract and planning tools is desirable. 

Benefits

• Pension – Membership of the defined contribution scheme. Jersey Water pays 5% up to 5 years’ service and then 10%, employees pay 5%. A matching scheme is available whereby Jersey Water matches additional voluntary contributions up to a maximum of 5%.
• Death in Service – 4 times salary
• Private health scheme – Non contributory