ECC Project Manager

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Tattershall Thorpe; Hybrid; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company is seeking an ECC Project Manager to manage significant capital projects. This role involves leading contract management, ensuring compliance, and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate will have a strong commercial acumen, excellent communication skills, and experience in NEC contract management. This position is based in Peterborough with hybrid working options.

Benefits

Personal private health care

26 days annual leave

Competitive pension scheme with double-matched contributions

Flexible benefits for wellbeing and lifestyle

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in contract and commercial management.
• Experience in managing individuals within a team.
• Knowledge of NEC contract management tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead robust administration of NEC3/4 contracts across supply chains.
• Monitor and report on project performance and compliance.
• Champion health, safety, and environmental standards.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Excellent communication

Problem-solving

Data-driven decision making

Leadership

Education

HND or Degree in construction/engineering/science subject

NEC3 or NEC 4 Project Manager Accreditation

Tools

Office 365

Job description

time left to apply End Date: September 5, 2025 (25 days left to apply)

job requisition id R32475

Salary: Circa £70k (dependant on skills and experience)

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37 hours per week)

Location: Peterborough Office / Hybrid working

Anglian Water offers a flexible working approach. This role allows you to work from home, Project Offices and Anglian Water offices. Your primary location will be Anglian Water's office based in Thorpewood, Peterborough. As part of the role, you will also be expected to visit and work from construction site locations around the region.

Shape the Future of Anglian Water’s Capital Delivery Programme – Join Us as an ECC Project Manager

As an ECC Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering various projects that sit within Anglian Water’s investment programme — You will be managing NEC contracts ranging in value from circa £500K to circa £15M.

You will lead on NEC contract management practice, commercial awareness, and assurance across our Tier 1 and Tier2 supply chain. You will support delivery teams to embed best practices, challenge the status quo, and drive continuous improvement.

This is your opportunity to bring a collaborative, proactive mindset to complex, multi-stakeholder projects — enabling efficient delivery, creating value, and ensuring our customers and business benefit from outstanding outcomes.

You will also help develop and mentor junior team members, role-modelling excellence in contract and commercial management while building strong relationships across our Alliances and Supply Chain ecosystem.

If you are ready to take ownership of critical projects, foster collaboration, and make a tangible impact across the business, we’d love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

Contract Management & Administration

Lead robust administration and assurance of NEC3/4 contracts across Tier 1 & Tier 2 Supply Chains.

Provide commercial and contractual guidance to delivery teams, ensuring compliance, effective change control, and dispute avoidance.

Embed best practice, support procurement strategies, and ensure accurate records for audit and cost assurance.

Conduct assurance activities such as contract reviews, cost validation, defect management, and final account close-out.

Performance Management & Project Governance

Monitor and report on project performance, compliance, and risks, providing insights and recommendations.

Support governance boards, ensuring deliverables are met and decisions are properly evidenced.

Lead initiatives to improve performance, address non-compliance, and enhance customer feedback processes.

Influencing the Alliancing Approach

Foster a collaborative, open culture across teams and stakeholders, promoting commercial awareness and informed decision-making.

Act as a trusted partner across the business, ensuring alignment with governance and commercial models.

Support team development, continuous improvement, and embedding effective commercial culture.

Act as a role model for innovation, curiosity, and collaboration, mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to strategic goals.

Help drive engagement, accountability, and positive outcomes for customers, communities, and the environment.

Health, Safety & Environment

Champion health, safety, wellbeing, and environmental standards in all activities, leading by example and participating in site visits.

As a valued employee, you will be entitled to:

Personal private health care

26 days annual leave

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

Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What does it take to be an ECC Project Manager?

We’re looking for a proactive and commercially minded professional who brings energy, enthusiasm, and a collaborative approach to everything they do. You will have experience supporting senior team members and guiding junior colleagues, with the confidence to challenge constructively to drive value and best practice.

You will be an excellent communicator who builds trust, inspires teams, and works seamlessly with others to deliver shared goals. With strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, you use data and insight to make informed recommendations and tackle challenges head-on.

Organised and forward-thinking, you know how to prioritise tasks effectively, keep accurate records, and take personal responsibility for your own development and knowledge. You act ethically and sustainably, bring commercial awareness to your decisions, and actively contribute to assurance activities and continuous improvement.

Proficiency in the Office 365 suite and a passion for delivering high standards round out your skill set.

HND or Degree in construction/engineering/science subject

NEC3 or NEC 4 Project Manager Accreditation

Demonstrable experience in contract and commercial management.

Demonstrable project management knowledge and experience of a design and construction environment.

Demonstrable working knowledge of NEC contract management tools.

Experience in managing individuals within team

Experience in carrying out assurance activities within an NEC contract

Why Apply?

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering some of the most significant capital projects in Anglian Water’s business plan. As an ECC Project Manager, you will have the chance to work at the heart of our collaborative Alliances, supporting contract and commercial management of complex, multi-million-pound projects that directly impact customers, communities, and the environment.

You will join a supportive, forward-thinking team where your ideas and expertise are valued, and where you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership, commercial, and strategic skills. With access to a diverse network of stakeholders and projects, you will help shape the way we deliver outcomes — driving innovation, building strong partnerships, and leaving a lasting positive impact.

If you are looking for a role where you can grow, make a difference, and help deliver transformational and sustainable infrastructure, this is the perfect opportunity to take your career to the next level.