Contract Analyst (IT Frameworks)

Anglian Water; Woodhouse; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Private health care

Competitive pension scheme

Life assurance

Annual bonus

Car allowance

Employee wellbeing

Volunteer days

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Contract Analyst to provide specialist commercial and contract support across our Digital, Data and Technology frameworks. You will help manage costs, governance and value-for-money across complex supplier arrangements and internal stakeholders.

You’ll work closely with framework managers and suppliers, contributing to cost assurance, performance reporting and continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong cost analysis, commercial and contract management principles.
• Experience supporting cost control, contract management or framework governance.
• Ability to analyse cost data to identify risks, trends and opportunities.
• Confident in communicating with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support IT Development project contract review and resourcing within DDaT frameworks.
• Provide cost and commercial input into negotiations, evaluations and lessons learned.
• Support contract administration, cost capture and challenge of cost estimates and change requests.
• Assure supplier cost and performance reporting, dashboards and KPIs.
• Support assurance, audit activity and contract compliance across DDaT frameworks.
• Identify opportunities to improve, streamline or automate cost control and reporting processes.
• Support Purchase Orders process and activity resilience across the Commercial Team.

Skills

Cost analysis

Contract management

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Written and verbal communication

Organisation

Autonomy

MS Excel

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Reporting tools

Job description

Circa £37,500 (depending on skills & experience)

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

Peterborough or Huntingdon – Hybrid (Minimum 2 days in office per week)

Competitive double-match Pension Scheme – Up to 21% Combined Contribution

Make every drop of your potential count

We’re looking for an Contract Analyst to provide specialist, commercial and contract support across our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) frameworks. This role plays a key part in ensuring cost control, value for money, and strong commercial governance across complex supplier and delivery frameworks.
Working closely with framework managers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, you’ll support contracting, cost assurance, performance reporting, and continuous improvement of commercial processes. You’ll act as a subject matter expert, helping teams make informed, value-focused decisions.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting, IT Development project contract review and resourcing agreements within DDaT frameworks
• Providing cost and commercial expert input into contractual negotiations, evaluation, and lessons-learned activities
• Supporting contract administration, cost capture and challenge of cost estimates and change requests
• Assuring Supplier cost and performance reporting, dashboards and KPIs
• Supporting assurance, audit activity and contract compliance across DDaT frameworks
• Identifying opportunities to improve, streamline or automate cost control and reporting processes
• Supporting the Purchase Orders process/ activity resilience across the wider Commercial Team

What we’re looking for

• Strong understanding of cost analysis, commercial and contract management principles
• Experience supporting cost control, contract management or framework governance
• Ability to analyse cost data to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities
• Confidence working with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to challenge constructively
• Highly organised and able to deliver quality outputs to tight deadlines
• Comfortable working autonomously while contributing effectively within a team
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and reporting tools

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 6%
• 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.

Closing Date: 30th Aug 2026