About this role
Closing Date
2026-01-21Job Title: Assistant Project Manager – Water Capital Delivery
Location: Falmer, with travel to various locations
Contract Type: Full Time, Perm
Hours:37
Salary: up to £45,000 depending on skills and experience
About the role
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Assistant Project Manager (APM) to join our dynamic team and assist in delivering key projects in the water and infrastructure sectors. If you have 12 months of experience in an Assistant Project Manager role, alongside 12 months of experience in the water or infrastructure industry, we want to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity for an individual looking to build their career within project management, offering the chance to work on a variety of high-impact projects.
Responsibilities will include:
- Project Support: Assist the Project Manager (PM) in the daily management, supervision, and coordination of projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, and quality objectives.
- Site Inspections: Attend project sites to monitor progress, ensuring adherence to Health & Safety (CDM), Quality, Environmental, and Security standards. Carry out inspections and provide reports on your findings.
- Project Documentation: Help with the preparation of monthly status reports, cost analysis forecasts, and commercial communications, using systems like CEMAR.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Support the PM in liaising with stakeholders including Developers, Clients, Service Providers, and internal teams to ensure smooth communication and project progression.
- Project Delivery: Assist in managing small and medium-sized projects or components of larger schemes, ensuring all activities are delivered efficiently and to a high standard.
- Regulatory Compliance: Conduct Domestic Water Regulation Inspections and assist in commercial works. Ensure compliance with water industry regulations.
- Governance & Reporting: Support the production of project documentation, including risk and change management reports. Update and maintain project systems for monitoring project progress and performance.
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Experience: A minimum of 12 months’ experience in an Assistant Project Manager role within the water or infrastructure industry.
- Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with water regulations, construction practices, and the infrastructure project delivery process.
- Qualifications: APM Project Management Qualification or equivalent is desirable.
- Skills: Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), strong organisational abilities, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.
You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation
Inclusive & Empowering
"At Southern Water, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you—even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need."
If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com- Introduce Yourself)
Our Commitment to Diversity
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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Other facts
About Southern Water
We are one of the largest water and wastewater companies in the South East of England and thrive on the passion and hard work of more than 2,000 employees.
Together we supply 532 million litres of drinking water every day to more than two million customers and treat and recycle 717 million litres of wastewater for more than four million customers in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Water is essential to every aspect of our lives and we're proud to be at the heart of managing water and wastewater services. We drink it, cook with it and use it to clean. Our water supply faces big challenges - the population of the South East is growing fast, and climate change is bringing greater risk of droughts and more extreme weather. It’s a future of more people needing water and wastewater services, with less water to go around.
So, together with our customers and communities, we aim to provide a sustainable, high-quality water and wastewater service that helps us create a resilient future for water in the South East.
Find out more about us:
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What you'll do
- Assist the Project Manager in managing and coordinating projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, and quality objectives. Conduct site inspections, prepare project documentation, and engage with stakeholders to facilitate project progression.
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