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About the role
IT Project Manager
Working hours 37 Hours
Permanent
Salary – Up to £73,737 per year (depending on experience)
Location Pity Me, Durham/Hybrid Working
We’re open to discussing flexible working
About the role
We have a brilliant new opportunity for an IT Project Manager to join us to deliver a pivotal role in leading the successful delivery of complex IT projects and programmes, using both Agile and traditional methodologies.
You’ll be responsible for guiding projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet key milestones and deliver value in terms of time, cost, and quality.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams, you’ll foster a collaborative and inclusive culture that champions innovation and continuous improvement.
Your leadership will help shape the future of our digital services, ensuring we remain responsive, resilient, and forward-thinking.
About you
We are looking for an experienced project manager with a strong track record of delivering business-critical IT and data platform projects.
You will be confident navigating both Agile and Waterfall environments and are comfortable leading multidisciplinary teams through complex change.
Your communication skills allow you to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and you bring a thoughtful, people-first approach to leadership.
You understand the importance of financial stewardship, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, and you’re motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Whether you're mentoring peers or managing external partners, you bring clarity, empathy, and a commitment to excellence in everything you do.
Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.
Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.
We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.
Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment
NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.
About us
Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.
We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply
NWG at a glance:
Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.
We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.
Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Our benefits
We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:
About us
NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.
We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
Our values
Our values describe our main principles, qualities and attributes. They are the guiding principles which define who we are, what we do and how we do it. They make us different from our competitors and guide our decisions and actions to drive us towards our vision.
Our values are:
Results Driven
Ethical
Customer Focused
Innovative
One Team
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Colleague benefits
We’re the great company we are because of you – our people. As our way of saying thanks, we offer you a wide range of benefits and discounts to take advantage of.
To find out more about our benefits, see our benefits booklet attached to this advert.
Eyecare
Discounted Medicals
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle2work
Buying & selling annual leave
Long service awards
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Computer
Loans
Award winning wellbeing site
NWG savings scheme
Company pension scheme
Pre-retirement workshops
Life assurance
Christmas savings club
Discounts & cashback offers
Qualification loan
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