Water and Environment Programme Management Lead

Egis is a global consulting and engineering firm working in construction, transport and mobility services. Joining our Group and its 19,000 employees means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.

Egis is a leader in the vibrant sector of infrastructure engineering, planning, and management, tasked with sustaining efficient commercial lifecycle stewardship amidst interactions with various third-party entities. As Egis expands its service delivery across the UK, Ireland, and broader European markets, we are committed to becoming the engineering partner of choice while also expanding our talented team. At Egis, we prioritise our people, and to enhance our tendering capabilities, we are looking to recruit a skilled Water and Environment PMO Management Lead  to realise our growth plans and ensure cost-effectiveness and compliance. The role will operate as part of the Energy and Sustainable Cities Business Line.

This period marks an exhilarating time to join Egis's new Project, Programme, PMO and Commercial Management Capability (“P3M CM”) UK, Ireland and Europe team, which is undergoing a transformative phase. The P3M CM Function at Egis is deeply committed to boosting strategic operations and overall efficacy by:

• Developing a premier capability and team;
• Proactively engaging with markets and suppliers;
• Streamlining and enhancing operational workflows;
• Achieving results through strong commercial policies.

Amidst the challenges of managing the extensive infrastructure needs of Europe, these dynamic transformations offer numerous opportunities to contribute significantly to Egis's establishment as a leader in the infrastructure sector.

The importance of this role within the P3M CM team has been reinforced following a strategic review in 2024/ 25, leading to an updated operational matrix model that integrates all aspects of the commercial lifecycle with essential business partnering responsibilities.

Reporting to the Senior Director for Programme and Commercial Management UK, Ireland  and Europe, your role as Associate Director will involve leading work winning initiatives across Europe focusing on strategic service offer, offer benchmarking, risk management, teaming or partnership arrangements, and operations in the Water and Environment Sector. Your primary goal will be to drive Service Excellence in PMO Management at Egis within these sectors, delivering services that closely align with customer satisfaction, business needs, and stakeholder interests, thus establishing yourself as a trusted PMO advisor. Additionally, you will be responsible for nurturing relationships with Egis’s key and strategic suppliers to secure service quality, value for money and superior capability management. The role will focus on the UK and Ireland and has potential for promotion to Europe.

Your responsibilities will include directing various facets of the PMO associated with the Project and Programme lifecycle, with a focus on strategic pricing/ cost policy development, analysing commercial options, and overseeing the procurement process. This role involves formulating and implementing strategic PMO management plans, conducting supplier negotiations as needed, and providing timely and effective support and expertise to the business. As a leader within the P3M CM function, you will play a crucial role in setting standards across the Energy and Sustainable Cities Business Line focusing on Water and Environment.

 
Overall Role 
 
The Water and Environment PMO Management Lead holds a key leadership dual role, both as practice leader (PMO Management) and sector leader (Water and Environment) for their respective practice discipline reporting to the Senior Director Project, Programme, PMO and Commercial Management for the UK, Ireland and Europe and working closely with the Water Director. 
 
As P3M CM practice (PMO Management) key leader you will be expected to be :- 
 

• Accountable for standardising and innovating PMO capability for Project and Programme Management service offerings in the Water and Environment Sectors, ensuring compliance of resources to service excellence standards. 
• Accountable for managing, developing and retaining the resource talent within P3M CM, whilst ensuring PMO resources are mobilised on the relevant projects. 

 
As P3M CM Water and Environment PMO sector leader you will be expected to:- 
 

• Support the Senior Director and the Water Director to build, shape and lead the Sectors. 
• Accountable for leading PMO services for Water and Environment sectors within the market – defining the market strategy and driving the relevant Sectors’ pipelines for the project and programme management practice aspect of the service offer. 
• Accountable for overseeing bids, tenders and submissions for the practice discipline within the Sector, preparing project commercials and approving service & execution plans.  
• Accountable for overall project delivery for practice discipline and providing necessary oversight to resolve issues. 

• Bachelor’s or master’s Degree qualification in an engineering or numeric discipline.
• Full Membership of chartered body such as IMechE, ICE, IEE, RICS, APM  or equivalent.
• Extensive experience postgraduate with ideally a wealth of this being in Water and/or Environment sectors.
• Experience in creation of dashboards, performance reports
• Creating a monthly drumbeat to drive best project, programme and financial performance
• Experience of interfacing with SAP and Oracle financial modules and interfacing into PMO functions
• Experience is setting up PMO project delivery systems including document control and extant record keeping
• Line Management and recruitment experience.
• CDM regulation knowledge and experience.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner an advantage.
• Risk management experience or qualification such as Manager of Risk at Practitioner level (MoR).
• Experience supporting the wellbeing and coaching of resources.
• Ability and experience to oversee the on-boarding process of new joiners into the business.

Advantageous

• Specialist PMO Software knowledge
• Premavera or equivalent planning software,
• Microsoft Project: Project scheduling and management.
• Asana: Task management and team collaboration.
• Trello: Visual project management with boards, lists, and cards.
• Jira: Issue and project tracking, ideal for software development.
• RiskWatch: Risk assessment and management.
• Active Risk Manager (ARM): Risk identification, management, and mitigation.
• Tableau: Data visualisation and analytics.
• Power BI: Data visualisation and sharing insights.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion 

We at EGIS are an Equal Opportunities employer and we recognise the value of a Diverse Organisation. EGIS appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity at EGIS, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and everyone’s contribution as this builds our culture and means, if you work for EGIS, you will be included, listened to, and respected.