Major Projects Benefits Analyst

Anglian Water Services; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Environmental sustainability

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking a highly analytical and strategic Programme Benefits Analyst to join the Major Projects team within Strategic Asset Management. The role focuses on defining, tracking and realising the benefits from large-scale projects, ensuring they align with business goals and are sustained post-implementation.

You will work at the intersection of project delivery and business strategy, providing critical insight and assurance that value in business cases is achieved.

Qualifications

• Experience in benefits management on complex major projects.
• Skilled in benefits mapping, logic modelling, and scenario analysis.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sponsors and delivery teams to define and prioritise measurable benefits.
• Develop benefits maps and profiles aligned with strategic objectives.
• Maintain benefits realisation plans and monitor performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Engage senior stakeholders to ensure ownership and accountability for benefit delivery.
• Produce insightful reports and dashboards for governance boards.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of benefits frameworks.

Skills

Benefits management

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Power BI

Excel

Logic modelling

Education

Professional qualification in benefits management

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Circa £30k, salary dependant on skills and experience
Full time, 37 hours a week

Permanent

Hybrid working, Peterborough office

We’re looking for a highly analytical and strategic Programme Benefits Analyst to join our Major Projects team within Strategic Asset Management. This role is pivotal in ensuring that the benefits from large-scale, strategic projects are clearly defined, tracked, and realised in alignment with Anglian Water’s business goals.

You’ll work at the intersection of project delivery and business strategy, providing critical insight and assurance that the value promised in business cases is achieved and sustained post-implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with sponsors and delivery teams to define and prioritise measurable benefits.
• Develop benefits maps and profiles aligned with strategic objectives.
• Maintain benefits realisation plans and monitor performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Engage senior stakeholders to ensure ownership and accountability for benefit delivery.
• Produce insightful reports and dashboards for governance boards.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of benefits frameworks.

About You:

• Experience in benefits management on complex major projects.
• Skilled in benefits mapping, logic modelling, and scenario analysis.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Proficient in data analysis tools (e.g. Excel, Power BI).
• High attention to detail and a structured, methodical approach.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-profile environment.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Professional qualification in benefits management (desirable).
• Experience contributing to business cases using the HMT 5-case model.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Why Anglian Water?

Join a purpose-led organisation committed to environmental sustainability and innovation. We offer a collaborative culture, flexible working, and the opportunity to make a real impact on major infrastructure projects.

You’ll work alongside project teams and senior stakeholders on major strategic projects, developing your experience in benefits management, business cases and data analysis. With exposure to high-profile programmes, plenty of opportunity to build your expertise and the flexibility of hybrid working, this is a role where you can genuinely see the value your work creates.

Closing date: 7th October 2026

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