We're looking for a Project Delivery Manager to join Anglian Water's Central Services team, leading the safe, efficient and commercially effective delivery of engineering projects across our water recycling operations.
Central Services provides specialist maintenance, statutory compliance, engineering, facilities and logistics support across Anglian Water. This role will focus on the delivery of the Excess Flow and Smart Catchment programmes comprising RIF funded projects and Smart Catchment schemes with delivery targeted by December 2027. Your work will help reduce operational risk, improve asset performance and ensure investment delivers the right outcomes for customers and the environment.
You'll lead multidisciplinary teams through project promotion, prioritisation, solution development and delivery, balancing safety, technical quality, regulatory obligations, operational requirements and commercial performance. Working with Central Services, Water Recycling, Commercial and Assurance, PMO, Internal Audit and the wider supply chain, you'll create clear plans, strong governance and collaborative relationships that enable projects to succeed first time.
Lead the delivery and performance of allocated Central Services projects
Provide visible health, safety and wellbeing leadership, ensuring project activity complies with company requirements and Construction Design and Management Regulations
Lead proactive design and delivery, ensuring solutions meet technical specifications, industry standards, process-safety expectations and regulatory obligations
Establish robust project plans, budgets, milestones, controls and monitoring arrangements to support safe and timely delivery
Take accountability for project performance, balancing risk reduction, Outcome Delivery Incentives, customer outcomes and commercial value
Manage the total expenditure lifecycle from promotion and prioritisation through solution development, implementation and completion
Participate in governance forums and provide clear, decision-ready reporting on progress, risk, cost, quality and delivery confidence
Identify and manage project risks, cost variances and emerging issues, implementing proportionate corrective action and escalating early where required
Build strong relationships with operational teams, commercial colleagues, Internal Audit, advisers, contractors and supply-chain partners
Act as the primary project contact, aligning stakeholder expectations and communicating progress, challenges and milestones transparently
Lead supplier and third-party negotiations to maintain alignment with project objectives and delivery requirements
Embed right-first-time quality, assurance, audit and lessons-learned practices to reduce rework and improve future performance
Champion collaboration, efficiency and continuous improvement across project teams and delivery partners
Degree-level qualification, or equivalent relevant experience, in engineering, project or programme delivery or a related discipline
APM PMQ or equivalent project management qualification
Health and safety management qualification to at least IOSH level, supported by a strong safety leadership record
Strong knowledge of health and safety requirements and Construction Design and Management Regulations
Broad technical knowledge of water recycling processes, including sludge treatment
Understanding of process-safety principles and the water recycling regulatory environment
Proven experience delivering complex engineering or capital projects safely, on time and within budget
Experience managing total expenditure, financial forecasts, risk and commercial performance
Knowledge of NEC Option A, C and E contracts and experience working within commercial frameworks
Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, communication and reporting skills
Ability to challenge constructively, balance competing customer, technical and commercial demands, and make sound decisions
Strategic, organised and performance-driven approach, with a strong commitment to quality and collaboration
Chartered membership of a relevant professional body, such as IET, IMechE, Institute of Water or CIWEM, or actively working towards chartership
Experience delivering recommissioning, maintenance or risk-reduction projects within an operational water recycling environment
Experience working with internal assurance, audit or formal gated governance processes
At Anglian Water, Central Services helps keep critical assets safe, compliant and performing effectively across the business. In this role, you'll lead engineering investment that directly supports the resilience of water recycling operations and reduces risk for customers, colleagues and the environment.
You'll gain ownership of complex projects with significant budget responsibility, work across technical, operational and commercial teams, and influence decisions from initial prioritisation through to delivery and assurance.
This is an opportunity to strengthen your project leadership capability in a collaborative environment that values safety, quality, commercial discipline and continuous improvement.
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
Flexible working options
Private health care
Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches contributions up to 7%
Life assurance at eight times your salary
Annual bonus
Potential funded car allowance depending on evidenced business mileage
Personal medical assessments
Virtual GP service
Cancer screening
Financial wellbeing support and salary finance benefits
Lifestyle savings including discounts on retail, travel and utilities
Employee Assistance Programme
Volunteer days
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