Project Manager - Peterborough/Hybrid

-; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company is seeking a Project Manager to oversee project delivery in the Water sector from Peterborough. You will lead a high-performing team, ensure compliance with safety standards, and manage project lifecycles while delivering innovative solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge of Health & Safety regulations and proven experience in stakeholder engagement. This role offers a hybrid work model and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Smart working with flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension scheme

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Recent experience in the Water industry is essential.
• Understanding of CDM regulations and drinking water quality.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of solutions ensuring compliance and safety.
• Manage a high-performing team and translate strategies into plans.
• Take accountability for projects throughout their lifecycle.

Skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

IOSH qualification

APMP qualification

Job description

About the role

Project Manager (Project Delivery Manager) - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: Peterborough/Hybrid

@one Alliance is a partnership of eight leading companies—Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO—delivering over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.

As our new Project Manager (PDM), you will manage a team and oversee the development of solutions to ensure multiple projects are completed on time, to quality, water, and safety standards whilst in line with legislation, Alliance governance and processes. You will be responsible for projects throughout their lifecycles, ensuring the team handles operational needs and conflicts appropriately to arrive at "win-win" situations for all concerned.

What you’ll be doing

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance with CDM regulations across all schemes by embedding safety and risk management into the TOTEX Delivery Process. Lead audits, checks, and peer reviews to champion a 'Zero Harm' culture.
• Build and nurture a high‑performing, empowered team—ranging from Engineers to Commercial staff—by fostering a culture of creativity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Translate programme‑level strategies into clear, actionable plans that ensure all team members understand their role in delivering successful project outcomes.
• Take full accountability for the end‑to‑end project lifecycle, from initial need identification and scoping through to construction, handover, sign‑off, and resolution of any post‑handover warranty issues.
• Collaborate closely with Commercial and Planning teams to maintain accurate cost and resource forecasts, proactively managing risks and escalating issues to the Integrated Projects Leader as needed.
• Oversee the development and delivery of solutions that are safe, commercially sound, technically robust, and aligned with project objectives.
• Ensure all projects meet key deliverables and milestones, including Project Rehearsal and Fit for Assembly stages.
• Foster an open, approachable, and highly visible team environment that encourages cross‑functional collaboration across the @one Alliance, partner organisations, and industry peers to drive innovation and knowledge sharing.

Who we’re looking for

What we’re looking for

• Recent experience within the Water industry, with strong working knowledge of Health & Safety standards, CDM regulations, and drinking water quality requirements.
• IOSH qualified, with a solid understanding of risk management and safety compliance across complex project environments.
• Confident managing multiple concurrent projects, ideally supported by an APMP qualification or similar project management accreditation.
• Skilled in engaging and professionally challenging a wide range of stakeholders, using excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Experienced in operating within a commercial framework, with a good understanding of NEC Option C contracts and their practical application.
• Proven ability to make informed, timely decisions in fast‑paced environments, always acting in the best interest of the business.
• A strong track record of leading high‑performing teams in results‑driven settings, with the ability to step back from operational detail and lead strategically when needed.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of water infrastructure, drive industry‑leading projects, and advance your career with @one Alliance.

If you are ready to make an impact, we would love to hear from you!

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/partner’s 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 add social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long‑term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail].