Programme Manager Storage Points

Anglian Water Services; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water management company in the UK is seeking a Programme Manager to oversee the effective planning and delivery of the Storage Point programme. This role demands strong stakeholder management skills and a proactive approach to anticipate issues. The ideal candidate will have experience in programme management within regulated environments, and will work collaboratively across multiple teams. The position offers a competitive salary and an array of employee benefits including private healthcare and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Personal private health care

26 days annual leave

Flexible working conditions

Competitive pension scheme

Company car or cash allowance

Flexible benefits to support wellbeing

Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in programme or project management, ideally within a regulated or asset-intensive environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and collaborate at all levels.
• Experience within water, utilities or infrastructure delivery is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and monitor the Storage Point programme, ensuring clear visibility of progress and financial impacts.
• Build strong relationships with Delivery Managers and planners.
• Maintain a programme-wide view to optimise resource use and align with maintenance plans.

Skills

Programme or project management experience

Strong stakeholder management skills

Commercial mindset

Analytical and communication skills

Proactive approach

Job description

Location: Flexible across the Anglian Water Region (with flexible/hybrid working) Salary: £50,000 - £58,000 per annum dependent on experience

Bringing focus, foresight and flow to storage delivery.

As Programme Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the effective planning, control and delivery of a critical programme that underpins safe, resilient water supply for our customers.

Reporting to the Enablement Lead, you’ll provide clear oversight of progress, risk and cost, bringing structure and momentum to a complex delivery environment. This is a role with real scope, requiring commercial awareness, confident stakeholder engagement and the ability to translate insight into action.

You’ll work across multiple teams, balancing immediate delivery pressures with longer-term programme objectives, helping shape how the Storage Point programme is planned, challenged and delivered.

What you’ll be doing

Programme oversight and control

• Develop, manage and monitor the Storage Point programme, ensuring clear visibility of progress, risks, opportunities and financial impacts
• Own and actively manage the programme Risk & Opportunity Log, working with delivery and enabling teams to identify, track and mitigate risks
• Regularly interrogate and challenge project plans to ensure delivery remains realistic, aligned and on track

Stakeholder collaboration

• Build strong, trusted relationships with Storage Point Delivery Managers, planners and supporting teams
• Identify and address deviations in delivery, construction sequencing, timelines and cost at job and parcel level
• Provide clear, timely programme updates to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring impacts and dependencies are well understood

Efficient delivery coordination

• Maintain a programme-wide view to identify opportunities to bundle work, optimise sequencing and make best use of available resources
• Collaborate closely with Water Supply and operational teams to align the Storage Point programme with annual maintenance plans
• Promote efficient delivery approaches and proactive risk mitigation across all sites

Programme refinement, reporting and improvement

• Develop, monitor and refine the programme delivery profile to meet strategic, regulatory and local commitments
• Recommend remedial actions or re-profiling where required to maintain efficient and effective delivery
• Collate, analyse and present cost and schedule data in collaboration with performance teams
• Produce clear, professional reporting with meaningful lead and lag indicators to support informed decision-making
• Encourage constructive challenge to improve how the programme is planned and delivered

What we’re looking for

This role will suit someone who is comfortable operating with autonomy and accountability in a complex delivery environment.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in programme or project management, ideally within a regulated or asset-intensive environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence, challenge and collaborate at all levels
• A commercial mindset, with experience managing cost, risk and programme performance
• A proactive, solution-focused approach, able to anticipate issues and drive momentum
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear insight
• Experience within water, utilities or infrastructure delivery is advantageous, along with familiarity with programme controls, planning tools and risk-based delivery

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care
• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service
• Flexible working – Includes a mixture of home, site and Anglian Water Office
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Company car or car cash allowance up to £450pcm
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Bonus scheme

Inclusion is for Everyone

Closing date: 11th February 2026

Interview dates: week commencing 23rd February 2026