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Project Manager, NEC contracts

Job Locations UK-Birmingham | UK-Warwickshire-Warwick | UK-Staffordshire-Stoke-on-Trent | UK-Wolverhampton | UK-Ellesmere
Job ID
2025-8011
Closing Date
25/05/2025
Position Type
Permanent FT
Function
Infrastructure & Programmes - Project Delivery
Advertised Salary
£35,000 - £40,750 + car cash allowance (£4,860 p.a.) + benefits

Job Purpose

Job Title: Project Manager 

Advertised Salary: £35,000 - £40,750 + car cash allowance (£4,860 p.a.) + benefits. 

Location: Remote/home based, with intermittent travel across our Midlands canal networks. See our network map here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network

 

Are you an experienced Project Manager / Engineer interested in putting your project management expertise into practice to ultimately benefit millions of people? We are the Charity for waterways and wellbeing, who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and enjoy the unique experiences offered by our historic infrastructure.

 

We are currently looking for a Project Manager to join our Infrastructure and Programme Delivery (IPD) team; playing an important role in supporting our vision and delivering our Waterways and Wellbeing strategy. You will be involved in a range of projects that will ensure our existing national waterways, reservoirs and infrastructure are managed and maintained, as well as being fundamental in bringing new developments and improvements to life for our visitors, customers, and service users.

 

You will join a regional team of project managers and senior project managers and will be supported by a Principal Project Manager in delivering our maintenance and construction programme’s.

 

See how we make a difference (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/how-we-make-a-difference)

  

Location & coverage

Based from home you will be within a reasonable commute to one of our regional hubs at either: Birmingham, Hatton & Ellesmere Port. This role will involve intermittent travel to a regional hub, for collaborative meetings and team working, as well as to our reservoirs, and along the canals and river navigations of the relevant networks. The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage but will largely be dependent on the phase of the existing projects (Design, Pricing, Construction, etc). 

 

 See our network map here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network  

 

Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

In this role you will be developing in your role as a Project Manager, supported by senior members of the team to work with a diverse range of stakeholders and partners to deliver our infrastructure projects; from conception through to successful completion. As our projects will vary in size, scope, budget and impact you will need to ensure all projects are delivered in an effective and efficient manner.

 

Key accountabilities:

  • Work safely always, ensuring the safety of others and contribute to safe working in all activities.
  • Capture project requirements and prepare a business case to justify investment in a project.
  • Develop and monitor the project programme and key milestones to achieve the project objectives.
  • Provide financial and cost management, forecasting project costs, and controlling actual costs against the agreed budgets.
  • With assistance from senior members of the project delivery team, lead and direct the project team to ensure all project objectives are achieved
  • Manage risks, issues, and changes on the project.
  • Maintain communications with stakeholders and the project team/organisation.
  • With assistance from others, manage all contracts applicable to the project (e.g., NEC ECC, NEC PSC).
  • Handover and closure of the highlighting any areas for improvements or elements of good practice.

About you

Qualifications:

  • HNC / HND (or equivalent) in a related discipline e.g., Engineering, Project Management.
  • Valid UK driving licence - Car Cash allowance & regional/national travel, including to remote locations is expected.

Experience:

  • Previous Project Management experience of successfully managing multiple low/medium complexity projects within the relevant discipline / sector (e.g., construction, asset management).
  • Knowledge of project management processes and systems.
  • Experience working with NEC 3 / 4 contracts. 

General skills:

  • Possess good communication skills both verbal and written. Be able to manage stakeholders, taking account influence and impact.
  • Ability to prepare and maintain project programmes / schedules. 
  • Develop and agree budgets for projects and control forecast and actual costs against budget.
  • Be good at problem solving and be able to resolve conflicts.  
  • Open, positive, can-do attitude which builds confidence and credibility both within the team and stakeholders.
  • Possess good IT skills. Use of MS project would be an advantage.

To apply:  click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV

 

If you have any questions about the role please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk

What We Offer

In addition to your salary of £35,000 - £40,750, you will benefit from a Car Cash Allowance of £390 per month, a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits, all of which can be found here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits).

 

Other benefits include: 

  • Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%.
  • 25 days paid holiday (plus paid Bank Holidays), increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
  • Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available should you need the flexibility to work outside of home.
  • Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity.
  • Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues, e.g. health, financial, well-being and domestic matters.
  • Access to a range of employee benefits including store discounts, boating holiday discounts and holiday purchase scheme.
  • 2 days paid volunteering leave per annum, allowing you to volunteer for a local community project etc.
  • Free fishing facilities across our canal network.

At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

 

All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.

 

When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.

 

Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us 

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