Strategic Programme & Portfolio Manager — Flexible Delivery Leader

Anglian Water Services; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full private healthcare

26 days leave

Flexible working culture

Pension scheme with 7% match

Life Assurance

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Programme & Portfolio Manager to lead planning, governance and performance across its capital delivery Alliances for AMP8. The role requires strategic oversight, risk mitigation and stakeholder engagement to ensure value delivery in a complex, regulated water environment.

You will work at a senior level to align portfolios with customer priorities, drive innovation and deliver outcomes, while promoting TOTEX principles and robust governance across multiple delivery

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in portfolio/programme management in a complex, capital-intensive environment.
• Degree-level education or relevant experience with MSP, MoP qualifications.
• Demonstrated success in cross-functional leadership, risk management, and performance delivery.
• Strong understanding of water and water recycling processes and regulatory environment.
• Operational delivery experience is desirable.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and leadership capability.
• Excellent analytical, planning, and prioritisation skills.
• Commercial awareness with NEC contract and governance experience.
• Strong communicator with experience influencing at senior levels.
• Proficient in MS Office, Power BI and data/visualisation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead programme planning to align across alliances to minimise customer disruption.
• Apply innovative delivery strategies including bundling and constraint planning.
• Drive collaborative planning across the business and delivery partners.
• Proactively manage portfolio risks and performance metrics.
• Use data insight to anticipate challenges and inform decisions.
• Promote continuous improvement and embed lessons learned.
• Chair and lead Portfolio Boards with robust governance.
• Uphold delegated authorities and assurance processes.
• Own and escalate live risks and coordinate mitigations.
• Engage senior leadership and delivery teams to ensure alignment.
• Foster external stakeholder relationships to unlock value and opportunities.
• Champion collaboration and a TOTEX mindset across the business.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Education

Degree-level education

MSP/MoP qualifications

Tools

MS Office

Power BI

Data visualization tools

Job description

Anglian Water is seeking a Programme & Portfolio Manager to lead planning, governance and performance across its capital delivery Alliances for AMP8. The role requires strategic oversight, risk mitigation and stakeholder engagement to ensure value delivery in a complex, regulated water environment.

You will work at a senior level to align portfolios with customer priorities, drive innovation and deliver outcomes, while promoting TOTEX principles and robust governance across multiple delivery