Engineering Manager

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
ANGLIAN WATER-2

Salary Circa £100k, salary depending on skills and experience

Permanent

37 hours per week

Location: Huntingdon or Peterborough – Hybrid Working 2-3 days in office weekly

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with hybrid working. Your base location will be in our Peterborough office with the expectation of being in the office 2-3 days a week.

Be part of something major – help shape the future of water infrastructure.

At Anglian Water, we’re establishing a new Major Projects Team to lead the design, planning, consenting, enabling works, construction, and commissioning of a significant programme of infrastructure projects throughout AMP8 and beyond. This new team will not only deliver a portfolio of strategic projects but will also enhance our delivery capacity by introducing new delivery partners – including design consultants and construction contractors – to support our wider investment ambitions across AMP8 and AMP9.

With a total projected value of £400-500 million, these projects will individually range between £25-100 million. The programme will include:

• Interception, storage, and treatment of storm water and sewer overflows
• Coastal discharge improvements
• Enhanced water abstraction and treatment
• Upgraded wastewater treatment facilities

While our initial focus is on delivering AMP8 projects, this approach will evolve to shape and deliver even more complex schemes in AMP9.

We’re assembling a specialist team that will:

• Lead the planning, procurement, and delivery of this high-impact capital programme
• Oversee both internal project management teams and external supply chain partners

What’s next?

To meet AMP8 timelines, construction needs to begin by the start of Year 3. That means design development, planning, and procurement will commence in 2025, with contracts awarded early in Year 2.

How will we deliver it?

We’re developing a tailored procurement strategy, likely to include:

• Preliminary design and consenting by Anglian Water’s technical teams, followed by NEC Option C Target Price design-and-build tenders
• Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) models where contractors shape design and consenting prior to agreeing target prices for construction

Regardless of the route, strong, collaborative leadership from our internal teams will be critical to successensuring engineering quality, schedule control, cost management, and commercial alignment.

Our culture and values

At Anglian Water, we live our values: Do the Right Thing , Build Trust , and Always Exploring . Safety and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do, supported by our Safer Every Day programme. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager who embody these values and are passionate about delivering ambitious infrastructure with empowered teams and clear accountability.

What will you be doing?

Lead Engineering Delivery

• Lead all engineering activities across a programme of major projects (£100m-£250m), from early scoping through to commissioning.
• Define technical requirements and specifications in collaboration with operational and strategic teams.
• Develop and implement the engineering delivery and assurance strategy across design and construction phases.
• Oversee design development (outline and detailed) to support tendering, consenting, and procurement.
• Ensure coordinated, integrated design that meets programme timelines, budget, health & safety requirements, and carbon reduction goals.
• Fulfil Principal Designer duties under CDM Regulations, ensuring health and safety excellence is embedded throughout.

Team Leadership

• Build, lead and motivate a multi-disciplinary engineering and design team (internal and/or through consultants).
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture focused on delivery, innovation, and shared success.
• Set direction and objectives, support professional growth, and embed best practice in all aspects of engineering delivery.
• Ensure effective integration with other project functions and stakeholders.

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Full private healthcare with no excess
• Car allowance
• 30 days leave
• A flexible and friendly working culture
• Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%
• Life Assurance at eight times your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Lots of great discounts

What You’ll Bring:

• Significant experience of leading engineering and design of projects (> £100m value) in the infrastructure sector.
• Water / wastewater sector engineering / operational knowledge and experience.
• Suitable engineering qualifications and professional membership.
• Effective and engaging team leader. Skilled in the leadership and development of collaborative teams (including the supply chain) to meet overall project objectives.
• Collaborative approach and proven ability to build strong relationships with all stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Excellent hands-on’ organisational skills and ability to be decisive and provide clear direction, clarity and judgement when situations or information is complex to meet the overall project objectives
• Relentless focus and leadership of safety, environmental and quality processes.
• Able to plan and implement effective assurance of project delivery processes to demonstrate that requirements are met and standards are achieved / maintained.

Why Join Us?

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to shape and lead the engineering delivery of some of the most significant infrastructure projects in the water industry. You’ll join Anglian Water at a pivotal time, as we invest over £500 million into projects that directly support environmental protection, climate resilience, and future water security.

As Engineering Manager, you’ll:

• Make a real impact – play a key role in reducing storm overflows, improving water quality, and enhancing treatment capabilities across the region.
• Lead high-value, complex programmes – manage end-to-end engineering delivery for multi-million-pound projects.
• Drive innovation and sustainability – influence design strategies that reduce embedded carbon and promote efficiency.
• Build and shape a high-performing team – foster a collaborative, empowered culture in a newly formed delivery unit.
• Be part of a values-driven organisation – join a company that’s committed to doing the right thing, building trust, and always exploring better ways to deliver.
• Grow your career – work in an environment that supports professional development, leadership growth, and long-term opportunity.

If you’re an experienced engineering leader looking to make a meaningful difference in a forward-thinking utility business, this is your chance to lead at scale and shape the future of water infrastructure.

Closing date: 8th June 2025