Project Delivery Manager

Anglian Water Services; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

26 days annual leave

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Project Delivery Manager for a permanent, full-time role in Peterborough. You will manage the lifecycle of multiple projects with IOS Alliance partners, ensuring design standards, cost control, and on-time delivery while coordinating with contract partners and internal teams.

The role focuses on managing expenses, verifying invoices, and providing evidence of costs for final invoicing, with a strong emphasis on CDM compliance and safe, compliant asset handover.

Qualifications

• Degree level or equivalent (engineering preferred) and demonstrated project management and commercial awareness.
• Experience identifying and developing new business opportunities.
• Sound understanding of Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations.
• Ability to build excellent customer relationships and negotiate effectively.
• Excellent communication, strategic thinking and analytical skills.
• Water fittings and materials knowledge desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of projects and work with Framework Partners to ensure design and delivery standards.
• Collaborate with Operational Client Teams and partners to establish smooth workflows and clear shared vision.
• Oversee construction activities, ensure compliance with CDM regs and POSWSH, and ensure assets are installed to minimum standards and handed over.

Skills

CDM knowledge

Customer relationships

Communication skills

Negotiation and influencing

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

IT skills

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Project Delivery Manager

Location: Peterborough

Contract: Permanent/Full time

Salary: circa £57,145

At Anglian Water our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.

Who are we?

Here with Anglian Water, we collaborate with a number of alliance partners to provide the best water and 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 and clean water asset base.

What will you be doing as our new Project Delivery Manager?

We have a number of Project Delivery Manager roles available within the IOS water framework.

The Project Delivery Managers will work closely with the Project Delivery Team managing the lifecycle of a project and with the Framework Partners to provide industry leading design standards. You will work collaboratively across all Operational Client Teams and our contract partners to establish smooth and efficient workflow processes, sharing a clear and joint vision whilst maintaining overall accountability for the entire project.

The successful post holders will support through construction activities, ensuring compliance with Construction (Design & Management) Regs 2015 and Water Quality practices (POSWSH). This role will be responsible for ensuring that all new assets are installed and commissioned to Anglian Water’s minimum asset standards, and for the effective handover of commissioned assets to our operational colleagues.

The Project Delivery Manager is responsible for managing project expenses ensuring costs are controlled within budget by verification of contract partner service item claims and third-party invoices. You will carry out a full reconciliation of costs at project completion stage comparing planned verses actual costs to provide accurate evidence of costs for final invoice and to provide and support any change of scope.

What does it take to be a Project Delivery Manager?

Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent (preferably in a relevant subject such as Engineering) and demonstrate significant Project Management and commercial awareness. Experience of identifying, developing and managing new business opportunities. Alongside this ideally you will have experience in:

• Sound Understanding of Construction Design Management

• Ability to build excellent customer relationships and possess strong negotiating and influencing skills.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt and change, and to think strategically and analytically.

• Utility knowledge desirable

• Knowledge of water fittings and materials or similar

• Attention to detail coupled with excellent time management and strong IT skills are key ideally looking for experience in all Microsoft Office packages

• A water/water recycling /engineering background would be an advantage.

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

• Personal private health care

• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service

• Flexible working opportunities

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

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

• Bonus scheme

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Why Anglian Water?

Here at Anglian Water we are one of the leading providers of water and water recycling services in the UK and our organisation is an industry benchmark for quality and customer service. What makes us unique is our commitment to providing the development people need to make a real difference. If you care about excellent customer service, your career and the environment, then we want to hear from you.

Closing Date: 24th September 2026

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