Program Management Deputy - Water Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

• Support overall leadership and delivery of major water, wastewater, and public infrastructure programmes.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager to oversee capital improvement planning, budgeting, scheduling, and execution.
• Cookordination multidisciplinary teams across engineering, construction, project controls, communications, regulatory, and financial functions.
• Monitor programme performance, risk management, project controls, and financial outcomes.
• Assist with stakeholder engagement, public outreach, and executive-level presentations.
• Support negotiations with regulatory agencies and help ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
• Manage project communications between owners, consultants, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Participate in business development efforts and help strengthen existing client relationships.
• Mentor and develop junior staff while supporting recruitment and team growth.
• Contribute to scope development, fee negotiations, procurement activities, and consultant management.
• Drive initiatives from concept through planning, design, construction, and closeout.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in water, wastewater, utilities, or capital programme delivery.
• Strong project or programme management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities.
• Experience with capital planning, infrastructure project delivery, design, or construction oversight.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving abilities.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools.

Preferred Experience

• Water and wastewater utility infrastructure.
• Capital improvement programmes (CIP) and programme management.
• Regulatory programmes, consent decrees, or compliance-driven infrastructure projects.
• Utility financial planning, budgeting, and asset management.
• Public-sector clients and municipal infrastructure.
• Construction management, project controls, or change management systems.
• Experience presenting technical information to executive and non-technical audiences.