SPA Graduate (Project Manager)

awg; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Graduate salary package

Structured training and development

Professional accreditations support

Real project experience

Job summary

Strategic Pipeline Alliance in Peterborough is seeking a Graduate Project Manager to provide commercial support to delivery management and on-site teams on a major potable water transfer project. The role offers real project experience from day one within a growing, delivery-focused environment.

You will develop project management skills, collaborate across teams, and contribute to stakeholder engagement while learning in a high-demand sector that benefits communities across East Anglia.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and communication skills required.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• Proactive, detail-driven approach with willingness to learn.
• Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Full UK driving licence or working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of project management techniques within the alliance.
• Create a joined-up approach to project management across teams.
• Lead projects across multiple teams and drive tangible results.
• Engage stakeholders with effective engagement strategies.
• Support delivery management and on-site teams to protect environment and communities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

2:2 degree or above in related subject (project management, business studies)

Job description

Graduate Project Manager

Location: Worldwide House, Peterborough (Hybrid)

Business Area: Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA)

Start Date: September 2027

Salary: dependent on experience and skills

Our mission is simple yet vital: To Make the East of England Resilient to the Effects of Drought, we’re leading the way to change that. Join us in shaping a sustainable future while being part of a team where everyone can thrive.

The Strategic Pipeline Alliance Project is at the exciting delivery stage, with additional projects lined up to undertake during AMP8. At SPA, we embrace innovation, digital technology, and collaboration with our partners, including Farrans, MMB, Costain and Jacobs.

About the Role:

Are you a graduate ready to make a real-world impact? Join a growing team delivering an innovative and essential infrastructure project that will serve millions across East Anglia.

We are looking for a motivated Graduate to provide commercial support to both the delivery management and on-site teams our major potable water transfer project. This is a unique opportunity to work collaboratively in a high-demand sector, developing this project that will protect the environment and support communities across the region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop an understanding of project management techniques in the alliance whilst adding your own input/ spin on approaches
• Create synergy and a ‘joined up’ approach to project management across teams to enhance efficiency
• Lead projects across various teams and deliver tangible success; whilst learning from mistakes along the way
• Understand the importance of stakeholders in project management; develop sound stakeholder engagement approaches/techniques/ strategies to smooth projects landing
• Understand the importance of intervention/ mitigation where required and remain clam under pressure to deliver against time, cost, quality and H&S standards

What We’re Looking For:

• A 2:2 degree or above in a related subject; project management, business studies
• Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills
• A proactive, detail-driven approach and a willingness to learn
• Able to build strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Full UK driving licence (or working towards it)

What We Offer:

• Competitive graduate salary and benefits package
• Structured training and development programme
• We will support you achieve working towards your professional accreditations
• Real project experience from day one

Why Join the Strategic Pipeline Alliance?

We are more than just a delivery partner, we are agents of transformation, our employee value proposition to all of our employees is to be:

* United Through Purpose *Talented, supportive team

*Countless opportunities *Power in Partnership

*Shape The Future

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.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Please note that this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker or Graduate visa routes

Closing date: 30th October 2026

*Assessment Centre Day will be held on 15th January 2027