MWHEmbedding APM’s Qualification framework into

career progression.

Who are MWH?

More than 7500 staff, 38 countries, 197 offices

Regional Offices

Wakefield

High Wycombe

Crawley

Edinburgh

Paisley

Belfast

Solihull

Cardiff

Warrington

Newcastle

Heywood

Peterborough

Glasgow

MWH in UK- Group Organogram

UK Capability

£90m Engineering Consultancy

£150m Design and Construction

2000 UK based staff

80% water and power related

Regulated Utility Clients

Industrial Client Base

Engineering Technical Services

Technical

Water Resources, Treatment & Distribution

Wastewater Collection, Treatment & Discharge

Rivers, Catchments & Coastal

Generation: Nuclear, Hydropower & Renewables

Transmission & Distribution

End‐User Energy Management

Municipal Solid Waste

Industrial/Commercial Solid Waste

Energy from Waste

Resource Recovery

Marine: Ports, Harbours & Inland Waterways

Defence

Urban Development

Transport

Multi‐National Manufacturing & Oil & Gas

WATER ENERGY WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY

Engineering Consultancy and Design

Environmental Management & Assessment, Health and Safety

Management Consulting

Project and Programme Management

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RSMWH SERVICES

Design & Construction - service offering

£500m annually D&C worldwide £150m annually D&C - UK

– £110m Mechanical and Electrical

– £40m Civil Water and wastewater systems

• Municipal• Industrial• Mining• CSG• Shale Gas

100 year pedigree Water, environmental & Energy

industries

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The MWH Way

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Manage the Project’s Mission Statement

“Our mission is to develop and deploy a consistent approach to project management that addresses the people and systems necessary to successfully deliver projects around the globe”

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Manage the Project –Global Project Delivery Framework

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Right Person, Right Job

• Project / Technical split,• Reduction in approved Project

Managers,• Project Management as a

career family, with career progression and structure,

• Development of project management rating to match project complexity,

• Clear career progression points linked to IC, APMP and now RPP.

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Accountability

• The Project Manager is accountable to the Client (on behalf of MWH) for the overall delivery of their projects.

• Project Management monthly reporting structure developed focussed on monthly EAC returns,

• Monthly 1-2-1 conversations with Lead / Senior Project Manager.

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Consistent Practices

• A single framework for the delivery of projects across all operations with standard lifecycle and execution plan,

• Defines the minimum standards required within the delivery system,

• Minimises project delivery risks,• Enables staff from all over the

world to work together remotely,• Enables staff to move

geographically within MWH.

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Standard Tools

• MWH’s Standard Tools will provide a common toolset to support our world-class project management, and give managers at all levels the tools they need to support and continuously improve project delivery for our clients,

• Primavera based,• Integration with finance using

MWH mTools interfaces.

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Continuous Learning & Improvement

• Project management rating developed to identify career progression requirements,

• Career levels 1 to 10, • Internal courses accredited by

APM to attain APMP,• Clear career progression

points linked to IC, APMP and now RPP.

MWH Career Progression & APM Qualifications

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IPMA Level D: APMP - MWH Approved Project Manager

APM Registered Project Professional (RPP)

IPMA Level A

Unclassified : APM Introductory Certificate – MWH Project Management Assistant