COMPANY INFORMATION

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) was established in 1993 by the UK water
industry to facilitate and manage collaborative research on 'one voice' issues.
UKWIR's members are the 18 water companies in the UK and Ireland.

We are a team based in a central London office and our objective is to procure, manage and deliver a national programme of research for the UK water companies. Our research is often carried out in collaboration with government departments and the water industry's regulators. Work is also undertaken in collaboration with research organisations in the UK and internationally.

WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?
The purpose of the role is to manage and deliver a subset of projects from our strategic research programme of relevance and value to our members. This will be achieved by working closely with UKWIR's members, their regulators and the contractors delivering the projects.

The role requires a level of leadership and responsibility in relation to project and contract management. Also key will be the maintenance of relationships with key stakeholders, managing project related finances and ensuring the effectiveness of delivery of the subset of projects in the programme.

The role will be a full-time position, mainly home based but with one day a week in London and in person attendance required at some project meetings (held mainly in London).

WHAT SKILLS ARE REQUIRED?
Essential

• Proven experience in project management and delivery
• Proven experience in management and tracking of project finances
• Develop good relationships and work collaboratively with UKWIR members, their regulators and contractors
• Good communication and organisational skills
• High degree of initiative and ability to work independently

Desirable

• Good level of understanding of the water industry, its activities and operations
• Experience in managing and delivering programmes of work
• Good level of IT skills
• Contract management experience
• Ability to work as part of a small team