Senior Reservoirs Programme Lead

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Life assurance up to 8x salary

Double-matched pension

26 days annual leave

Job summary

Anglian Water Group Ltd. is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to lead major workstreams within the Reservoirs Programme. The role will report to a Senior Programme Manager and drive delivery across design, consents, procurement and site investigations.

You will lead a team of Project Managers, manage complex governance, and collaborate with regulators, partners and local authorities to secure milestones, budgets and quality across the UK’s large water infrastructure initiative.

Qualifications

• Major project or large infrastructure programme experience.
• Experience managing and developing project management teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Experience delivering projects through development, design, construction or commissioning phases.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and commercial delivery environments.
• Experience operating within complex governance frameworks.
• Full UK driving licence – travel between sites required.
• Experience within the water sector, DCO projects, RAPID programmes or other nationally significant infrastructure projects would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to a Senior Programme Manager, you will lead major workstreams across either the Fens or Lincolnshire Reservoir project, taking ownership of critical programme outcomes and ensuring delivery against key milestones, budgets, schedules and quality standards.
• Lead and develop a team of Project Managers delivering complex infrastructure packages.
• Drive delivery across major programme areas including design and consents, site investigations, procurement, reference design development and infrastructure provider transactions.
• Ensure successful progression through RAPID gated milestones and Development Consent Order requirements.
• Work closely with programme controls, commercial, technical and stakeholder teams to manage performance, risk and governance.
• Build strong relationships with regulators, partners, local authorities and key programme stakeholders.
• Provide leadership, coaching and direction across multi-disciplinary teams and supply chain partners.
• Influence programme strategy and continuously improve delivery performance across the wider Reservoirs Programme.

Job description

Anglian Water Group Ltd. is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to lead major workstreams within the Reservoirs Programme. The role will report to a Senior Programme Manager and drive delivery across design, consents, procurement and site investigations.

You will lead a team of Project Managers, manage complex governance, and collaborate with regulators, partners and local authorities to secure milestones, budgets and quality across the UK’s large water infrastructure initiative.