Project Manager

Do you have experience delivering engineering projects within the wastewater or Bioresources sectors? If so, this is an excellent opportunity to join our established and collaborative team as a Project Manager.

You will lead multi-disciplinary projects that provide environmental benefits and support the sustainable treatment and reuse of bioresources. Based in the Bristol area, you will contribute to a diverse, technically challenging, and high-value programme of works, operating within a safety-focused and performance-driven environment.

What you'll do

You will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of projects, from early optioneering and design through construction, commissioning and handover, ensuring solutions are safe, efficient and sustainable by design.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• leading projects to successful completion, meeting health and safety, quality, programme and cost objectives
• managing multi-disciplinary teams (civil, mechanical, electrical, and process) across all phases of the project delivery lifecycle
• embedding process safety principles and inherently safer design into project development and decision-making from early design through to delivery
• ensuring robust programme planning, monitoring, and financial control, including forecasting, change management, and performance reporting
• building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including operational teams, delivery partners, customers, and third-party organisations
• providing effective commercial and contractual management, with a working knowledge of NEC forms of contract
• leading contract negotiations and managing contractual change to secure best-value outcomes
• delivering a broad range of capital projects with individual project values of up to £50 million
• driving continuous improvement in project delivery, technical solutions, and health, safety and environmental performance.

What you'll need

You will be an experienced Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering multi-disciplinary engineering projects, ideally within the water, utilities, bioresources, or other process-led industries.

You'll also bring:

• a degree-level qualification in a relevant engineering or technical discipline, or equivalent experience / professional qualification
• a strong working knowledge of health and safety legislation, including CDM Regulations
• experience applying process safety principles and promoting inherently safer design in engineering and construction projects
• a practical understanding of programme management, cost control, and financial reporting
• working knowledge of NEC contracts, including contract administration and change control
• strong planning, organisational, and decision-making skills
• the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences
• proven leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, coordinate, and manage teams to achieve successful project outcomes.

What you'll receive 

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.