Programme Manager (Water Recycling)

Anglian Water Services; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services company in the East Anglia area is seeking a Programme Manager to oversee multiple project executions, ensuring efficiency and compliance. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant degree and extensive operations management experience, managing relationships with various stakeholders. The position offers strong prospects for developing innovative water recycling initiatives, a competitive salary, and valuable benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

26 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave

Personal private healthcare

Up to 26 days leave plus Bank Holidays

Discounted cinema tickets

Cycle2Work scheme

Free parking at all offices

Life Cover at 8x salary

Personal Accident cover

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or similar.
• Multi-disciplined construction experience is vital.
• Extensive operations management experience is preferred.
• Proven track record of improving client relationships.
• Experience in achieving improved safety performance.
• Capacity for engaging and retaining quality staff.
• Proven history in effective programme management.
• Ability to influence various stakeholders.
• Broad understanding of regulatory and operating environments.
• Planning experience across short, medium, and long-term.
• Continuous improvement skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee project executions for profitability and compliance.
• Manage project management expertise to assess multiple opportunities.
• Report into governance groups on efficiency targets.
• Identify risks to programme outputs and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Prepare business cases and track performance on overarching strategy.

Skills

Engineering, Quantity Surveyor or similar Degree qualification

Multi-disciplined construction experience

Extensive operations management experience

Proven track record of improved client relationships

Achievement of improved safety performance

Engaging and retaining high quality staff

Proven history in effective programme management

Ability to influence stakeholders

Broad understanding of regulatory environment

Experience in short, medium, long-term planning

Drives continuous improvement

Education

Degree qualification in Engineering or Quantity Surveying

Job description

Programme Manager (Water Recycling)

Location: Within the East Anglia area : Peterborough, Huntingdon, Milton Keynes, Norfolk and Colchester

Contract: Permanent / Full time

Salary: circa £80,000 dependent on experience and skills

Who are we?

Here within Anglian Water, we collaborate with a number of alliance partners to provide the best water recycling services across the region by maintaining our existing assets and undertaking new projects to safeguard future water supplies.

Playing a key part in our drive to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop are our Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) Alliance. Comprising of Anglian Water, MGroup, Barhale and Kier, the IOS Alliance work together to concentrate on solutions across the water recycling asset base.

What will you be doing as our Programme Manager (Water Recycling)?

You’ll be responsible for leading and overseeing multiple project executions, ensuring profitability, efficiency, and compliance with corporate targets ensuring delivered to time, cost and quality measures. The role requires a strategic approach to project management, financial control, and resource allocation while maintaining strong relationships with Client stakeholders , supply chain, subcontractors, Internal functions and 3rd Party stakeholders.

You will be the lead in reporting into governance groups for ensuring that all programmes of work / efficiency targets are measured accordingly against targets in terms of cost, benefit, performance, efficiencies, delivery and timescales. This includes the project management expertise to be able to assess multiple opportunities, identify dependencies and generate appropriate programme of work.

This will lead on key initiatives, including programme managing and assuring the delivery of programmes of work and will be accountable for identifying risks to the programme outputs. Resolving conflicts and issues where necessary, to ensure that the appropriate mitigation measures are recommended and implemented.

You will report on the progress and communicate to stakeholders the specific business initiatives and investments that have been identified. You will identify future opportunities, prepare business cases, develop project groups / workstreams and track performance to ensure the overarching strategy and vision for the programme is realised.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours

• Engineering, Quantity Surveyor or similar Degree qualification
• Multi-disciplined construction experience
• Ideally extensive operations management experience across a broad spectrum of building disciplines with proven commercial, contractual and human resource management skills
• Proven track record of improved client relationships through successful project delivery
• Achievement of improved safety performance and industrial relations management
• Engaging and retaining high quality staff to achieve high performance levels.
• Proven history in effective programme management
• Ability to influence a range of stakeholders including external groups
• Broad understanding of the regulatory and operating environment
• Proven short, medium and long-term planning experience across wide areas of the business
• Drives continuous improvement of process and service

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
• Up to 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme
• Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary

Annual bonus scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

If you feel this role is your next move within the industry and you display these skill sets and attributes, then please apply today.

Closing date: 25th November 2025

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