Senior M&E Project Manager
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OCU Group, a renowned leader in Water & Wastewater projects and framework delivery, has been a trusted partner for top water companies for over two decades. Due to sustained growth and expansion within the water sector we have a fantastic new opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager experienced with M&E and Water to come and join our team based in North Wales.
Are you a client focused Project Manager that is community minded, environmentally sustainability focused to lead on a large water Framework?
If so we would like to hear from you!
What you’ll be doing
- Lead project execution for large Water projects, monitoring progress, managing changes, and addressing issues or conflicts to ensure project milestones are achieved and deliverables meet quality standards.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, internal teams, subcontractors, and other stakeholders, fostering strong relationships and ensuring effective communication to align expectations and resolve issues.
- Conduct regular stakeholder meetings, status updates, objective whilst providing leadership, guidance, and direction to project teams, including project managers, engineers, and support staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
- Conduct regular quality inspections, audits, and reviews to assess compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial performance, tracking expenses, revenue, and profitability throughout the project lifecycle.
What we need
- We are looking for a customer focused, community minded, environmentally / sustainability focused Project Manager.
- Champion safe, reliable project execution always.
- Proven experience and reputation of leading and managing large M&E/ Water projects with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Solid understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices, with relevant certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent.
- Previous experience in client-facing roles and managing client relationships is advantageous.
"Do you want to make difference for your clients / community / environment? If you care about creating a positive impact within water then we want to hear from you"
We value our commitment to each other, summed up in our values, We care about safety. We lead with integrity. We strive to be better every day. We make a positive impact. We deliver to grow. We are one company united.
Company Information:
OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
- Division
- OCU Utilities
- Locations
- North Wales
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment Status
- PAYE/Staff

North Wales
Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
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