Portfolio Lead

Job Description

Circa £75,000 per annum

Permanent

Full-time / 37 hours per week (Flexible working opportunities available)

Location – Hybrid working, base at Cambridge, Huntingdon, Peterborough

Make every drop of your potential count!

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household

• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more

• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What you'll be doing

Leading a critical portfolio within Asset Delivery Planning, with end-to-end accountability for developing and optimising long-term investment strategies.

The role is responsible for shaping and maintaining 10-year investment plans, leading Price Review investment planning, managing portfolio risk and dynamic system plans, and driving effective intervention and lifecycle investment decisions.

Working closely with regulatory teams, Delivery Alliances, and operational stakeholders, the position champions collaborative planning, strong stakeholder engagement, and a TOTEX-focused approach to delivering customer outcomes.

With a specialist focus on flow compliance, the role also forms part of the Flow Compliance and ADP Leadership Team, helping to deliver a coherent, catchment-led investment narrative.

What does it take to be successful?

We are looking for an experienced Portfolio Manager who is passionate and committed to delivering our Asset Delivery Planning programme. In particular you’ll need to have:

• Ideally an IAM qualification or equivalent

• System lifecycle thinking with the ability to think and challenge both strategically and tactically

• A good understanding of risk and risk management processes

• Excellent communication and reporting skills

• Excellent customer service skills

• Strong experience of building and managing productive, credible business relationships with managers and stakeholders

• The ability to adapt, think strategically and challenge constructively

Inclusion at Anglian Water

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We are proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter and Armed Forces Covenant, and we’re a Disability Confident employer.

Closing Date: 8th June 2026

Interview dates: 23rd and 26th June 2026

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