Project Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Remote work up to 40%

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Project Delivery Manager to lead cross-functional teams across multiple water infra projects in the Anglian Water @one Alliance. The role focuses on delivering safe, quality-driven solutions within budget and schedule, with emphasis on strong leadership and strategic execution.

You will oversee lifecycle delivery, manage costs and resources, and collaborate with commercial and planning teams to mitigate risks. Hybrid working in Peterborough is available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing project delivery teams within the water sector.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, CDM regulations and drinking water standards.
• IOSH qualification (essential).
• APMP qualification or equivalent project management accreditation (desirable).
• Experience managing multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge constructively and influence outcomes.
• Knowledge of commercial frameworks and NEC Option C contracts.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to empower, develop and lead teams to achieve success.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe delivery of multiple projects and champion a Zero Harm culture through audits, reviews and CDM compliance assurance.
• Build and maintain a high-performing team environment where individuals feel empowered to innovate and solve problems.
• Translate programme strategy into successful project outcomes through effective leadership and resource management.
• Take accountability for the full project lifecycle, from receipt of need through to construction, handover, sign-off and warranty management.
• Work closely with Commercial and Planning teams to manage cost and resource forecasts while proactively addressing risks and issues.
• Ensure proposed project solutions are safe, commercially viable and fit for purpose.
• Drive delivery against key project milestones and governance requirements including Project Rehearsals and Fit for Assembly reviews.
• Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across the @one Alliance and wider industry partners.
• Support the development of future leaders and strengthening team capability across the programme.

Skills

Project delivery leadership

Health & Safety compliance

CDM regulations

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

IOSH qualification

APMP qualification

Job description

About the role

Project Manager - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid working available)

Balfour Beatty plays a key role as part of Anglian Water's @one Alliance, a unique partnership bringing together eight industry-leading organisations to deliver approximately 40% of Anglian Water's capital investment programme.

As we continue to deliver AMP8, the most ambitious investment period in Anglian Water's history, we're looking for a Performance Delivery Manager to lead teams in delivering complex infrastructure projects that improve the environment and support the region's communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of multiple projects across their full lifecycle, leading high-performing teams and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and within budget.

What you'll be doing

As our new Project Delivery Manager, you'll oversee the development and delivery of project solutions, ensuring projects meet quality, safety and drinking water standards while remaining compliant with legislation, Alliance governance and processes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the safe delivery of multiple projects and championing a Zero Harm culture through audits, reviews and CDM compliance assurance.
• Building and maintaining a high-performing team environment where individuals feel empowered to innovate and solve problems.
• Translating programme strategy into successful project outcomes through effective leadership and resource management.
• Taking accountability for the full project lifecycle, from receipt of need through to construction, handover, sign-off and warranty management.
• Working closely with Commercial and Planning teams to manage cost and resource forecasts while proactively addressing risks and issues.
• Ensuring proposed project solutions are safe, commercially viable and fit for purpose.
• Driving delivery against key project milestones and governance requirements including Project Rehearsals and Fit for Assembly reviews.
• Promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing across the @one Alliance and wider industry partners.
• Supporting the development of future leaders and strengthening team capability across the programme.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for an experienced leader with a strong background in the water industry and a passion for delivering outstanding project performance.

You'll have:

• Proven experience managing project delivery teams within the water sector.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, CDM regulations and drinking water standards.
• IOSH qualification (essential).
• APMP qualification or equivalent project management accreditation (desirable).
• Experience managing multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge constructively and influence outcomes.
• Knowledge of commercial frameworks and NEC Option C contracts.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to empower, develop and lead teams to achieve success.

Join us and help deliver the infrastructure that supports communities, protects the environment and secures water supplies for future generations.

#oneAlliance #BalfourBeatty

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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