Delivery Manager - Civils

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000, depending on skills and experience 
Location: Flexible across the Anglian Water region, with regular travel to Peterborough and Huntingdon 
Contract Type: Full-time (flexibility for part-time), Permanent 

At Anglian Water, our purpose is to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve. We’re proud to deliver safe, reliable water services for millions of customers while protecting the environment for future generations. 

We’re looking for a Civils Delivery Manager to lead the safe and efficient delivery of our Storage Point refurbishment programme, a key part of the Supply Maintenance Delivery (SMD) function. 

With a strong focus on civils and construction activities, you’ll take accountability for construction assurance, programme control, cost management, and contractor performance, ensuring works are delivered safely, compliantly, and to the highest quality standards. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary delivery teams and work in close partnership with our construction supply chain in a highly regulated, operational environment. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the safe and compliant delivery of civils and construction activities within the Storage Point refurbishment programme, acting as a senior construction duty holder under CDM Regulations 

• Champion a strong health, safety, and wellbeing culture, providing assurance through site inspections, audits, and review of temporary works and construction documentation 

• Manage and oversee civils contractors and supply chain partners, ensuring alignment with Anglian Water standards, DWI requirements, and NEC contractual governance 

• Plan, control, and assure civils programmes, including cost forecasting, risk management, scheduling, and effective use of early warning and compensation event processes 

• Work collaboratively with Operations, Design, Water Quality, Commercial, and Asset Delivery Planning teams to manage interfaces and minimise operational and customer impact 

• Lead, develop, and performance manage civils delivery teams, ensuring clear expectations, capability development, and continuous improvement through lessons learned and innovation 

Requirements 

• Proven experience delivering civils or construction capital programmes within utilities, infrastructure, or similarly regulated environments 

• Strong technical knowledge of civils construction and refurbishment works, with a sound understanding of CDM Regulations and NEC3/NEC4 contracts 

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and contractors, manage performance, and drive safe, high-quality delivery under programme pressure 

• Experience managing CAPEX budgets, cost control, risk, and programme governance 

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and decision-making skills 

• Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience, such as a degree in Civil Engineering, project management accreditation (APMP/PRINCE2), IOSH health & safety qualification, and/or professional membership (ICE, CIWEM) 

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

• Personal private health care including physiotherapy        

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household       

• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service        

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%         

• Bonus scheme          

• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.           

• Life Assurance at 8 times your salary         

• Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary   

• Lots of great discounts!    

• Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell         

• An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies.   

Why Anglian Water?  
Anglian Water is not your typical water company. What we do really matters. Water is the lifeblood of our world and we’re proud of the difference we make. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly love what we do!   

If you’re passionate about what you do and would like to make a difference then we’d love to hear from you.