Assistant Project Manager

Job Description

Circa £40,883 (depending on skills & experience)

2x Permanent / Full-time / 37 hours per week. (Flexible Working Opportunities available)

Regional Role (Base location can be any Anglian Water main office or business hub (Huntingdon, Peterborough, Lincoln, Norwich or Colchester)

Hybrid - (Minimum 2 days in office per week)

Make every drop of your potential count

Anglian Water operates in a complex, fast-moving environment with changing weather patterns, a rapidly growing population and evolving environmental legislation. To make sure our water and water recycling assets are prepared, we plan for the next 25 years using our Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) and the Drainage and Water Recycling Management Plan (DWMP). These plans bring together different scenarios for the future of the East of England, allowing us to determine the long-term strategies needed to ensure our investments are resilient.

We’re looking for two Assistant Project Managers to support the delivery of the next round of these strategic plans, covering the period 2030 to 2055. Working closely with Project Managers, you’ll help ensure projects are delivered to time, cost and quality, while developing your skills and experience within a supportive and high-profile programme environment.

This Assistant Project Manager role offers an excellent opportunity for graduates or early career professionals looking for a career within project management. You’ll gain exposure across the business, working with a wide range of teams, stakeholders and consultants, while building core project management skills within a high profile, regulated environment that supports long-term career development.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting Project Managers with day-to-day project delivery activities, including schedules, budgets and quality management

• Maintaining project plans, action logs, decision logs and supporting documentation

• Producing project reporting, including risk, change, cost and progress reports

• Managing small packages of work under the direction of the Project Manager

• Supporting cost tracking, forecasting and reporting to internal stakeholders

• Assisting with preparation and quality assurance of regulatory submissions and supporting documents

• Coordinating with the Project Management Office to ensure governance and reporting requirements are met

• Supporting internal and external stakeholder engagement activities

• Contributing to continuous improvement of project processes and ways of working

• Promoting Health, Safety and Wellbeing across all project activities

What we’re looking for

• Experience supporting or managing projects within a structured delivery environment

• Excellent organisational and time management skills

• Strong IT skills and ability to analyse data and produce reports

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work on your own initiative while contributing effectively within a team

• Confidence to challenge, identify issues and propose solutions

• Motivated to develop a career in project management (e.g. working towards AMP PMQ or equivalent)

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)

• Flexible working options

• Private personal health care, including Virtual GP service

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double‑matches contributions up to 6%

• Life assurance at eight times your salary

• Annual bonus, dependent on company performance

• Financial wellbeing support and salary finance benefits

• Lifestyle savings including discounts on retail, travel and utilities

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Volunteer days

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: 5th May 2026

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