Cost Manager

Anglian Water Services; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Cost Manager to lead the commercial management within the Integrated Maintenance & Repair Alliance. The role involves overseeing financial reporting, ensuring high standards of integrity, and supporting contract management processes. Candidates should have a strong background in Quantity Surveying and relevant qualifications, along with excellent data analysis and commercial skills. Join a dynamic team committed to enhancing water sustainability in the East of England.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Personal private health care

Annual bonus scheme

Up to 26 days leave

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Awareness of NEC3 forms of contract.
• Excellent understanding of commercial integrity and risk management.
• Proven experience of Quantity Surveying.

Responsibilities

• Provide central commercial management and financial reporting for the IMR WR embedded alliance contract.
• Support contract variations and ensure adherence to internal governance.
• Maximize value while minimizing future risks.

Skills

Data analysis

Commercial Acumen

Education

Quantity Surveying Degree or equivalent

Relevant professional qualification e.g. RICS, CIOB, ICE

Tools

SAP

Microsoft packages

Job description

Cost Manager (Central) Location: Huntingdon and Peterborough Contract: Permanent/Full time Salary: circa £50,000

At Anglian Water our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.

Who are we?

Integrated Maintenance & Repair (IMR) Alliance – Part of the Anglian Water network, focuses on infrastructure maintenance work and is responsible for: water network pressure management, finding and fixing leaks, replacing lead pipes and repairing burst mains.

What will you be doing as our new Cost Manager?

Water and our natural environment are the foundation of life, society and economies. The East of England has unique rivers, wetlands and coastlines, yet it is classified as severely water stressed and faces drought and a degrading natural environment. This is due to a combination of a growing economy, the highest rate of new housing development in the UK, climate change and being a major agricultural producer. Anglian Water’s purpose is to bring environmental and social prosperity to the East of England, through our commitment to Love Every Drop. Anglian Water have an ambitious £9bn 5-year capital investment programme (£3 bn in @one) that will provide safe and resilient water supplies, permit sustainable growth, provide climate change resilience, and protect and improve the natural environment.

Key responsibilities:

Be a strong leader and subject matter expert, working centrally reporting to the Alliance Commercial Lead as part of the Commercial Team, you will provide central commercial management, support and analysis for the IMR WR embedded alliance contract and be responsible for the following:

• Demonstrate the highest levels of commercial integrity and financial self-assurance.

• Support all areas across the embedded alliance with commercial management.

• Central commercial management and self-assurance of the embedded alliance, maximising value and minimising future risk.

• Responsible for the provision of transparent, accurate and timely commercial reporting, working closely with wider commercial team and other alliance teams.

• Responsible for cashflows, payment curve calculations.

• Support on the review of contract variations, NEC compensation events and other events with partners and agree appropriate actions with Commercial Lead.

• Ensure adherence to the embedded alliance internal governance to satisfy contractual and legal requirements.

• Identification and delivery of commercial process efficiencies.

• Identification and management of financial and commercial risk using risk and opportunity management tools.

Experiences, Skills & qualifications required for the job

• Awareness of NEC3 forms of contract.

• Working in a complex matrix team environment.

• Awareness of relevant construction and contract law.

• Full UK driving licence.

• Excellent data analysis and reporting skills.

• Proven experience of Quantity Surveying.

• Relevant professional qualification e.g. RICS, CIOB, ICE

• Quantity Surveying Degree or equivalent.

• Experience using SAP e.g. Finance, Procurement, ALM.

• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload so that targets and deadlines are met to ensure efficient and effective support to all teams.

• Demonstrate proactive and flexible approach to managing changing team priorities.

• Ability to adapt communication style (both written and verbal) to suit a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

• Excellent understanding of all Microsoft packages, ability to manipulate and present data / information in a clear, concise and most appropriate way.

• Commercial Accumen.

Why Anglian Water?
At Anglian Water, our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure their hard work is recognised and rewarded. Some of our benefits include:

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

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.

• Personal private health care

• Annual bonus scheme

• Up to 26 days leave, rising with service

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

• Life Cover at 8x your salary

• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

If you are looking for your next career move in a dynamic environment where you can see the value you add, please apply today.

Closing Date: 2nd July 2025 #loveeverydrop