Programme Manager

Medirest Signature; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, part of the @one Alliance, is seeking a Programme Manager to oversee multiple large-scale infrastructure projects. The role focuses on driving performance and delivering sustainable outcomes while managing diverse teams and stakeholders. This position offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to environmental initiatives and community resilience.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

Profit share scheme

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Leadership & management training

Annual salary review

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified background in engineering, construction, or quantity surveying.
• Proven track record in programme management within large infrastructure environments.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing complex, high-value projects from business case through to delivery.
• Managing risks, interdependencies, resources and budgets across the full programme lifecycle.
• Leading cross-functional teams and driving programme governance.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Leadership

Stakeholder influencing

Change management

Education

Degree in engineering, construction, or quantity surveying

Job description

We're the @one Alliance - a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and seven industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme.

As we prepare for AMP8, our most ambitious period yet, we'll be delivering an even broader range of innovative and environmentally-driven infrastructure projects - from urban drainage to nature-based solutions like constructed wetlands.

Now, we're looking for an exceptional Programme Manager to lead the successful delivery of multiple large-scale projects, including industry-first Recycled Water schemes exceeding £100 million.

What will you be doing as our new Programme Manager?

As a Programme Manager, you'll lead a diverse portfolio of projects that cut across engineering, process, systems, and people. You'll drive performance, efficiency, and value, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality.

Key areas of focus:

• Strategic programme planning, benefit realisation, and value optimisation
• Leadership of high-performing teams and project managers
• Stakeholder engagement across partners, suppliers, regulators, and internal teams
• Championing sustainability, digital transformation, and innovation
• Delivering measurable improvements in environmental outcomes, resilience, and customer value

This is a role with genuine scale and purpose. You'll be enabling a sustainable future for millions of people while tackling climate change head-on.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing complex, high-value projects from business case through to delivery and benefit tracking
• Managing risks, interdependencies, resources and budgets across the full programme lifecycle
• Leading cross-functional teams, including direct line management of Project Managers
• Driving programme governance and performance reporting
• Creating a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and collaboration
• Building relationships across Anglian Water, the @one Alliance, 3rd parties, and regulators
• Identifying new opportunities and shaping the future roadmap of workstreams

About you:

• Degree-qualified background in engineering, construction, or quantity surveying
• Proven track record in programme management within large infrastructure environments
• Strong commercial awareness, leadership experience, and stakeholder influencing skills
• Passion for driving sustainable, measurable change
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across multiple workstreams
• Ability to develop compelling business cases and track the delivery of benefits

Desirable:

• Experience with recycled water or water-sector assets
• Change leadership experience across digital, people or systems programmes
• Familiarity with regulated utilities and capital investment cycles

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.

As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• Profit share scheme
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours leave of absence for volunteering
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
• Flexible working arrangements
• Annual salary review
• Continuous service awards