Project Manager Jobs in Colchester

About The Role
Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. Were problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will be within our water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.
Want to be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
As our Project Manager you’ll play a key role in our trunk main delivery programme. Youll coordinate seamlessly across design, planning, construction, commercial, permitting, traffic management, and commissioning. You’ll own the end-to-end delivery of the trunk main package, ensuring performance against time, cost, quality, and safety targets. This includes establishing project governance, maintaining programme baselines, and driving risk and opportunity management. Youll also lead CDM compliance and Principal Contractor duties, ensuring robust RAMS, permits, safe systems of work, and a strong safe-by-design approach.
Youll act as the primary day-to-day interface with Southern Water, managing progress reporting, change control, assurance gates, and operational constraints. Your role covers environmental compliance, quality assurance, pressure testing, chlorination, as-builts, and handover. Youll manage key external stakeholdersincluding highways authorities, councils, landowners, businesses, and residentswhile coordinating comms and consents for road closures, night works, and customer impact mitigation. You will also lead design development and approvals across MEICA and civils interfaces, ensuring constructability, phasing, utility surveys, and clash management.
Youll produce and manage an integrated programme across design, permitting, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioningprotecting the critical path, productivity, and delivery certainty. With ownership of budget, forecasting, change control, and subcontract performance, you will set clear expectations for the site team. Fostering a high-performing culture built on behavioural safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
What youll bring

Do you have a degree/HNC/HND or equivalent in Civil Engineering or Construction?
Do you have Institute of Leadership and Management Level 5 or equivalent?
Have you gained your NEBOSH National Certificate (General or Construction)?
Experienced manager with proven track record in leading multidiscipline teams
Proven ability to deliver against operational targets
Commercially aware and engaged
Committed to delivering the highest health and safety standards
Able to deliver excellent customer service
Do you have experience in an operational manager role?
Have you gained experience of infrastructure delivery?
Experience in managing designers and subcontractors
SMSTS
Water hygiene

Whats in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

Contributory pension scheme
Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Employee assistance programme
My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
Life assurance
Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
Reward and recognition scheme
Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!

In addition, this role offers;

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
Private health care single cover
Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Discretionary bonus scheme

About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. Were one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

Were responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
Were together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
Were ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
#MGroupW #LI-LK1

Project Manager

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Are you a Project Manager looking for your next opportunity within Construction, and have experience within d-walling and retaining structures?

Location: Sizewell, Suffolk
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Competitive

Join our client’s team as a Project Manager for the Geotechnical Sub-Alliance (GSA) at the Sizewell C nuclear power station project. This role is pivotal in managing ground engineering works, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency using advanced construction techniques.

Day-to-day of the role:

Technical & Site Operations: Lead integration of operations, design, plant, procurement, and commercial aspects for D-Wall and soil mixing. Establish delivery standards and governance.
Leadership & Attitude: Develop and implement vision, standards, and behaviours. Manage team development and succession planning. Lead senior stakeholder and client interactions.
Safety Management: Sponsor significant investigations, ensure learning reviews and CAPA closure, set and track safety KPIs, and promote a Zero Harm culture.
Site Briefings: Govern briefing quality, deliver high-level client and safety briefings, and ensure compliance across the project.
Quality Control: Develop QA strategies and KPIs, conduct audits, ensure systemic corrective actions, and manage client quality reporting.
Procurement Strategy: Oversee procurement strategies, approve major commitments, and manage relationships with strategic suppliers.
Productivity Oversight: Set productivity KPIs and targets, sponsor improvement programmes, and align outcomes with programme and commercial objectives.
Programme Management: Own the master programme, manage critical paths, and direct risk responses and resequencing efforts.
Commercial Management: Lead commercial strategy, manage negotiations and disputes, and oversee contract variations and financial forecasting.
Contractual Responsibilities: Provide leadership on NEC4 Option 4 - Alliance contracts, manage changes and claims, and ensure compliance with subcontractor obligations.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Experience: Preferably 8+ years in project leadership within construction or related fields.
Education: Degree in a relevant field; management qualifications are desirable.
Certifications: CSCS required; SMSTS, NEC4 accreditation, and advanced safety/leadership training are advantageous.
Technical Competence: Broad knowledge across disciplines including D-Wall, piling, and soil mixing.
Programme/Commercial/Contractual Skills: Expertise in programme governance, commercial negotiations, and contract management.
Tools & Systems Proficiency: Strong skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project/P6, and financial systems.

Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package.
Opportunities for professional development and advancement.
Involvement in a significant and high-profile infrastructure project.

To apply for the Project Manager position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.

Project Manager - LPG Network - MOD Housing

Hays are working with a specialist organisation delivering an LPG gas network programme in Colchester. This is a Project Manager role focused on overseeing a specialist LPG network provider. You’ll lead on programme governance, contract administration, safety and stakeholder management to ensure a compliant, high-quality delivery.This role will suit a hands-on, delivery-focused PM with proven LPG network experience and a strong working knowledge of NEC3.

Key responsibilities

Oversee end-to-end delivery of an LPG network project through a specialist delivery partner (client-side / principal oversight).
Manage programme, risk, reporting, change control and stakeholder communications.
Administer and support delivery under NEC3 (early warnings, compensation events, programme updates, etc.).
Ensure robust H&S / CDM compliance, including managing Temporary Works and contractor interfaces.
Coordinate closely with the utility/provider and supply chain to maintain standards, milestones and handover readiness.
Support community-facing engagement where required, including occasional conversations with families/residents in and around occupied properties.

Essential experience / qualifications

Proven utilities project delivery experience.
LPG network experience (design/delivery/upgrade/connection programmes in housing or similar settings).
Strong, practical understanding of NEC3 contracts.
SMSTS and a solid H&S background (e.g., IOSH/NEBOSH or equivalent), plus TWC/CDM competence.
Confident stakeholder manager with the ability to communicate clearly with both technical teams and non-technical audiences.
Ability and willingness to pass BPSS vetting.

Desirable

Experience working in a defence / secure environment.
APM (or working towards) / formal project management accreditation.

What you’ll get

A long-term, steady programme with a clear delivery focus and strong stakeholder visibility.
A PAYE day rate arrangement.
Colchester-based role with consistent site and stakeholder engagement.

What you need to do now
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Project Manager

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD

Project Manager - Major Geotechnical Infrastructure

Location: Ipswich (Site-Based)

Salary: £71,000 + Car / Allowance

Bennett & Game are working with a leading contractor operating within a major geotechnical alliance on Sizewell C, supporting the delivery of critical ground engineering works including diaphragm walling, piling, and soil stabilisation.

Looking for a Project Manager with experience delivering complex Civil Engineering or geotechnical packages, and you’re looking to step into a career-defining project, this opportunity offers exposure to one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure schemes.

This is a high-impact leadership role, offering full accountability across delivery, commercial performance, programme, and safety within a collaborative NEC4 alliance environment.

Project Manager - Salary & Benefits

Competitive Salary up to £71,000
Company Car or Car Allowance £5,775
Subsistence (where applicable)
Pension: 5-10% employer contribution (salary sacrifice scheme)
Bonus: Up to 10% discretionary annual bonus (performance based)
Holiday: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, increasing with service an option to purchase additional annual leave
Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance & Income Protection

Project Manager - Job Overview

Take full ownership of project delivery across geotechnical packages including diaphragm walling, piling, and soil mixing
Lead and integrate multi-disciplinary teams across operations, design, plant, procurement, and commercial
Drive a strong safety-first culture, leading investigations, KPIs, and continuous improvement
Own programme delivery including critical path, sequencing, and risk mitigation
Lead commercial performance including CVR, forecasting, change management, and NEC4 processes
Develop procurement strategies and manage key supply chain relationships
Maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships within a collaborative alliance structure
Oversee quality assurance processes, audits, and compliance with ITPs
Lead project reporting across programme, commercial, and performance metrics

Project Manager - Requirements

Proven experience delivering civil engineering or geotechnical projects, ideally within major infrastructure
Strong understanding of NEC contracts, NEC4 preferred
Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and subcontractors
Strong commercial awareness including CVR, cost control, and change management
Programme management experience using Primavera P6 or MS Project
Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or similar, or equivalent experience
SMSTS and CSCS required

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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Senior Project Manager

About The Role
Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
M Group Highways
At M Group Highways, were supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.
We dont just build roads and bridges- were building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.
Youll be joining our Civils projects team.We deliver specialist civil engineering for the private and public sectors across the UK, building strong relationships based on a collaborative approach.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
You’ll be responsible for the delivery of the project through the remaining ECI and pricing phase, to ensure successful project award and subsequent delivery.
You’ll lead project H&S, quality and commercial performance.
We’ll ask you to coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes are achieved in the planning and delivery of project works.
You’ll adopt a proactive approach on the project to identify best practice, implement improvements, gather and feedback knowledge and inform the team on what good looks like.
What youll bring

Experience of being responsible for large civil engineering projects, in excess of £30m.
Experience of managing client priorities, communication and expectations.
Experience of building and leading large teams
Evidence of managing health & safety through the construction phase in a highway and/or rail environment.
Knowledge and experience of partnering with a strong delivery focus
Demonstrable experience in the successful project management of Civil Engineering, Rail or Infrastructure scheme

Whats in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

Matched or contributory pension scheme
Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Employee assistance programme
My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
Life assurance
Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!
Holiday purchase scheme
Personal Accident Cover

About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

Wereresponsibleand go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
Wereopenand seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
Weretogetherand as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
Wereambitiousand embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
#MGroupH

Change Delivery Manager

Employment Specialist

Are you an experienced Change professional who can turn strategy into action?

We are recruiting for a Group Change Delivery Manager to join a well-established Insurance business. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys leading business change, managing delivery from scope through to completion, and working across multiple teams, including internationally, to achieve meaningful outcomes for the business.

This is a chance to join a respected Insurance business in a role where you can influence change, improve delivery performance and help shape future ways of working. You’ll have the opportunity to work at both a strategic and hands-on level while making a genuine impact.

If you enjoy leading change, creating structure and bringing people together to deliver successful outcomes, this could be a great next step.

You will take ownership of end-to-end delivery, ensuring projects are completed within agreed scope, time, cost and quality measures. Working closely with key stakeholders, technical leads and cross-functional teams, you will help shape new ways of working and lead the wider change initiatives across the business.

What you’ll be doing as a Change Delivery Manager

Leading end-to-end delivery across business change projects

Driving business change, particularly across technology-focused projects
Leading planning, tracking, reporting and change activity for senior management
Working with cross-functional teams to deliver projects within agreed scope, time, cost and quality
Supporting stakeholders, platform owners and technical leads to deliver key priorities and roadmaps
Identifying and managing risks, budgets, forecasts and overall project performance
Building strong relationships internally and externally to support successful delivery

You will ideally have to be a Change Delivery Manager

Experience scoping, planning and delivering business change projects within an Insurance, Financial Services or Contact Centre environment
A proven track record of delivering change within technology-focused environments
A strong understanding of organisational structures, operating models and ways of working
Experience across technical, financial, operational and people-related areas
Experience including budgets, forecasting and cost control
Experience leading across multiple teams and managing a range of stakeholders
The confidence to challenge the status quo and drive improvement

Trainee Project Co-ordinator Placement Programme

Project Managment at ITOL Recruit

Trainee Project Co-Ordinator Placement Programme

Please note that this is a training course and fees apply.

Our money back guarantee

If after 1 year of passing your formal qualifications, we have been unable to help you secure a role, we will refund your study fees minus the cost of the exams.

However, we are normally able to help candidates find their first role within 6 months of qualifying and for locations based close to major cities this is often reduced to less than 3 months.

Check our testimonials from the hundreds of candidates we have already helped.

Are you looking to start a new career in Project Management?

If you are organised, competent, dependable and can communicate well and motivate those around you; you could have a truly rewarding future in Project Management.

We specialise in placing candidates within the project sector using our career progression and placement program.

Please note this career program is designed for entry level individuals with limited or no experience, so please do not apply if you are already an experience project worker as we will be looking primarily at entry level roles.

Using our experience in providing project management training online and through our expert recruitment consultants, we can provide a seamless journey and often fast-tracked route into a new career in the Project Management sector.

The courses in the package have been identified by our recruitment partners as industry standards for the UK and European project sector.

Skills shortages across all sectors are increasing the demand for qualified, entry-level career seekers and career changers.

Whether you are working full-time, part-time or are unemployed, this job and recruitment package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you and can be completed in a few weeks. Your job and career goals are completed in 4 easy steps listed below.

Step 1 - APM (Association for Project Management) Qualification

The first step is completing the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)

This professional industry-recognised qualification teaches you the fundamental principles of the project profession. The APM are the only chartered project management group in the world.

Study time for the qualification is approximately 20 hours and qualification achieved by completing a 1-hour multiple choice exam.

The course is provided online and comes complete with exam simulators and revision tools.

You will be provided with access to a 1hour online revision workshop prior to sitting your exam.

This qualification will set you on a route to becoming a Chartered Project Professional with additional study and experience.

Step 2 - PRINCE2 Foundation

PRINCE2 is the most recognised methodology used by Project Managers worldwide and therefore an essential qualification for anybody looking to work in Project Management.
It is a process driven methodology and often referred to as a waterfall methodology.
Study time is approximately 15-20 hours and qualification obtained through a 1-hour multiple choice exam.
The course is provided online and comes complete with exam simulators and revision tools.
You will be provided with access to a 1-hour online revision workshop prior to sitting your exam.

Step 3 - Project Management Simulation

With our exclusive online Simulated Project Assignment, you will have the opportunity to make your way through a simulated project which shadows a project manager.
These projects and scenarios are based on real world project and scenarios.
Once completed, our tutor will grade your work and issue a certificate of completion.

Step 4 - Recruitment Support

Now you are qualified for an entry level project management position our recruitment support team will now begin collaborating with you to help you secure your first role in the project management sector.
We have been helping candidates start and build careers in the project management industry since 2007 and have a 4.9 Trustscore on Trustpilot.
Our Recruitment Support team will help you work through job applications, interviews and provide you with a full cv review based around your new qualification and written to maximise your chances of obtaining a role in the project management sector.
They will provide you with guidance as to which roles our most suitable for you as an entry level project sector worker aiming to become a project manager. This will include mock job interviews as well as any help you feel you need.

What Now?

To accommodate candidates, the training element of the package is available on finance terms of up to 1 year. This enables you to get qualified and start in your new role without having to fund all the training costs up front. Typically, an initial deposit of around 180 is required to start the training meaning many candidates are placed in their first role before completing the 12 months finance.

Enquire now and one of our experienced Career Consultants will contact you within 4 working hours to answer any questions that you may have and to assist you in taking the first step towards your Project Management career aspirations.

We look forward to receiving your new application and putting you on the pathway to a new and financially rewarding career in project management.

Trainee Project Support Placement Programme