Senior Contracts Manager

Senior Contracts Manager - (Water Treatment Projects)

The Opportunity

This is a key leadership role within Glanua's growing UK water business, leading delivery of a major AMP8 programme for United Utilities.

You will oversee a portfolio of complex treatment schemes including PFAS and taste & odour projects, ensuring successful delivery against regulatory, environmental and commercial targets.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team delivering full lifecycle solutions-from concept and design through construction, commissioning and handover-while supporting programme growth and strengthening Glanua's position as a trusted delivery partner.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead safe, high-quality delivery of the AMP8 Water Programme
Ensure projects meet regulatory and environmental performance requirements
Manage programme performance across cost, schedule, margin and cashflow
Build and maintain strong client relationships with United Utilities
Drive programme growth and secure additional framework opportunities
Lead and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team
Manage and develop key supply chain partners
Champion innovation, modern construction methods, and sustainable solutions
Support development of new delivery systems, processes, and best practice

Experience & Skills:

Extensive experience delivering water treatment projects in the UK
Proven programme or major project leadership experience (£15m+ schemes)
Strong commercial, contractual and risk management capability
Experience delivering works on live treatment sites
Strong stakeholder engagement with clients and design organisations
Broad understanding across civil, mechanical, and electrical disciplines
Experience with advanced treatment processes (e.g. ozone, GAC, chemical dosing)
Relevant project management accreditation (AMP practitioner or equivalent)

What Success Looks Like:

Successful delivery of AMP8 programme to time, cost, and quality
High levels of client satisfaction and repeat workload
Achievement of financial targets including margin and cash
A high-performing, engaged delivery team
Strong positioning for future AMP9 opportunities

Why Join Glanua:

This role offers the opportunity to lead delivery of major water infrastructure investment in the North West, contribute directly to environmental outcomes, and play a key role in the continued growth of Glanua in the UK water sector.

About Us:

Glanua is an industry leader in providing innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to design, build, operate and maintain critical water and wastewater infrastructure across Ireland and the UK. We are a trusted provider to the municipal and industrial sector where our clients include Ireland and the UK's largest water utilities, Uisce Eireann (formally Irish Water), Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, Affinity Water and United Utilities.

Glanua is passionate about solving today's environmental challenges and delivering a decarbonised and sustainable world. We know that to build successful creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver new innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential. We champion our core values and uphold the highest standards of Safety and Well-being, Innovation, Integrity, Collaboration, Courage, Agility, Accountability, Diversity and Inclusion in everything we do.

We have a talented team of 520+ people across Ireland and the UK and are rapidly expanding our workforce across several disciplines to meet our ambitious growth plans.

your career within the organisation, training and promotion will always be available to you.