Circa £57,000 (Depending on Skills & Experience)
12-month fixed-term contract
Full Time / 37 Hours (Flexible working opportunities available)
Flexible within the Anglian Water region
Double Matched Pension Scheme (up to 21% combined)
Private Healthcare
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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.
What you'll be doing:
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
Lead change control and support effective management of NEC contracts and commercial frameworks
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
What we're looking for
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…