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 Make every drop of your potential count! 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 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 Desirable: 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 Why join Anglian Water? 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. Benefits 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 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. #loveeverydrop! #LI-LJ1 We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [email protected]’ To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date. If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our Privacy Notice. Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.

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