Senior Programme Manager
Role Overview
Lead water projects across designated regional areas and take responsibility for a significant capital investment programme.
The role is part of Balfour Beatty’s work in Anglian Water’s @one Alliance.
The role is based in Peterborough, with hybrid working available.
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Role overview
Lead water projects across designated regional areas and take responsibility for a significant capital investment programme.
The role is part of Balfour Beatty’s work in Anglian Water’s @one Alliance.
The role is based in Peterborough, with hybrid working available.
Responsibilities
- Oversee delivery from project inception through design, construction, commissioning and handover.
- Lead SHEA strategy and ensure compliance with policies, procedures, legal requirements, competency and training needs.
- Deliver projects and portfolios against agreed performance criteria.
- Manage commercial and financial performance, including annual budgets, forecasts and controls.
- Drive carbon-target performance and sustainability improvements relating to climate change and the six capitals.
- Develop business and delivery plans aligned with Alliance strategy.
- Build relationships across Anglian Water, Alliance partners and the supply chain.
- Lead and develop the Infrastructure Management team; champion digital innovation and customer-focused delivery.
Required experience and capabilities
- Proven programme management experience in large-scale infrastructure environments.
- Experience managing significant programmes, typically around £70m–£90m per year.
- Strong commercial awareness, leadership and stakeholder management experience.
- Tier 1 contracting experience and experience leading multidisciplinary teams across projects and workstreams.
- Strategic judgement alongside a focus on delivery; ability to develop business cases and track benefits.
- Strong communication and influencing skills; ability to build relationships across partner organisations.
- Passion for sustainable, measurable change.
Preferred experience
- Water-sector assets or recycled-water experience is desirable.
- Change leadership across digital, people or systems programmes is desirable.
- Familiarity with regulated utilities and capital investment cycles is desirable.
Benefits
- Smart working may include staggered hours and up to 40% remote working where the role allows.
- Benefits include 25 days’ paid annual leave pro rata, family-friendly leave, pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave and recognition schemes.
About the organisation
The @one Alliance delivers a substantial share of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme with industry partners.
The posting describes work on water infrastructure, including nature-based and sustainable projects.
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