Job Description

Thalia Waste Management is recruiting a Project Manager to lead technical projects from concept through to completion, ensuring they're delivered on time, to budget, and to the highest quality and safety standards. In this role you'll work alongside our operations, engineering, finance, compliance and HSEQ teams, as well as external contractors and regulatory bodies, to drive successful project outcomes.

As our new Project Manager, you will be working from our Isle of Wight plant two days/week with flexibility to work from home and travel to our North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes and Cambridgeshire sites.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Project Manager you will:

Develop full project scopes; maintain detailed plans, schedules & budgets Lead cross-functional teams, coordinate on-site construction activities, supervise subcontractors Risk Management: Identify, assess and mitigate project risks and issues Ensure adherence to environmental, health & safety regulations, conduct site inspections Liaise with internal stakeholders, contractors, local authorities and the Environment Agency Provide regular status updates to senior management; conduct post-project evaluations

Required qualifications and experience

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Environmental Science or related; attained or working towards PRINCE2 or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent Chartered Engineer status (desirable) Proven track record managing complex technical projects (ideally in energy, waste or construction) Proficient in project management software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera); ability to interpret technical drawings Strong people-management and stakeholder-engagement skills; outstanding verbal and written communication Able to spend two days per week on the Isle of Wight, with remaining time working remotely and travelling to other Thalia sites as required

Package:

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package:

Company car/ or car allowance Entry into Company bonus scheme - up to 5% Contributory pension up to 6% 24 days annual leave Annual opportunity to buy additional annual leave (up to 5 days) Life assurance: 4 x annual salary Flexible benefits: Access to a wide range of flexible benefits through Bravo Benefits, allowing you to tailor your package to suit your individual needs, including health, wellbeing, and lifestyle options. Free parking

Our Business

At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.

We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass-burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in-vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small-scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.



Inclusion

At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work. This means we don't just look at your CV, we're focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed! We'll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability Confident Employer, we will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.