Project Manager – Lincs Reservoir

Overview

In this role you will lead delivery activities for the Fens or Lincolnshire Reservoir projects, guiding front-end development, planning and procurement to turn a long-term vision into tangible outcomes. You will report to a Senior Project Manager and coordinate cross-disciplinary teams to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery. The position sits at the heart of a nationally significant, multi‑billion-pound infrastructure programme with a lasting community and environmental impact. This is an opportunity to shape critical water infrastructure and work with top technical and regulatory partners. You will help drive meaningful progress in a complex, highly regulated environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Private health care
• Life assurance up to 8 x salary
• Double-matched pension
• 26 days annual leave
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits

Responsibilities

• Manage project risks, issues, opportunities, early warnings and changes through governance processes
• Monitor deliverables and milestones, reporting variances
• Oversee allocated suppliers, contracts, scopes, budgets and delivery schedules
• Coordinate dependencies between suppliers, assets and programme teams
• Identify opportunities to improve cost, schedule and delivery performance
• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams across Anglian Water, consultants and delivery partners
• Translate strategy into clear priorities, responsibilities and outcomes for the delivery teams
• Support stakeholder communications with regulators, local authorities and landowners
• Produce highlight reports and present updates to project and board governance

Key requirements

• Project management experience in infrastructure across the full development lifecycle
• Strong planning, prioritisation and decision-making skills
• NEC knowledge and practical contract management experience
• APM-PMQ or equivalent qualification, or relevant experience
• Experience leading multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder teams
• Ability to challenge constructively and communicate complex information clearly
• Knowledge of CDM requirements and a safety-first mindset
• Full driving licence and ability to travel between sites
• Experience on major water sector projects or Development Consent Orders is valuable

• leadership
• clear and open communication
• constructive challenge
• NEC contracts
• CDM compliance
• project controls

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