SPA Project Manager at Awg

Join Anglian Water's Strategic Pipeline Alliance as a Project Manager.

Location:                           Flexible/Hybrid work from Peterborough office and home 
Employment Type:         Full-time, Permanent 

Are you detail-oriented, organized, and passionate about contributing to one of the UK’s most ambitious water infrastructure projects? The Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) is searching for a Project Manager to support and enhance our project delivery team. 

What will you be doing as our new Project Manager?  

You will work closely with the project Enabling Manager, Land Team and Land Agents, to manage and oversee land compensation costs across the SPA project.  This role is pivotal in ensuring a consistent approach to compensation and land acquisition cost reporting, providing commercial teams with clear visibility of costs, project risks, and opportunities for efficiency improvements, whilst building and maintaining good relationships with our client in a bid to arrive at ‘win-win’ outcomes.

The Project Manager role may be centrally or locally based to suit the nature of allocated work programmes.   

Key responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain comprehensive land compensation budgets across all relevant SPA project areas, utilising existing property cost estimate data, provided by SPA Land Agents.
• Monitor and track budget performance, ensuring alignment with SPA commercial targets, delivery/construction timelines and stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and prepare regular land budget reports and dashboards for project teams, including Commercial teams, Senior leadership team, Senior Project Managers and internal stakeholders, highlighting key land related cost insights and recommendations.
• Design and implement structured reporting to capture, track, and analyse land related costs across all project phases, from early ground investigations, through to handing the land back to impacted landowners.
• Identify and assess commercial risks associated with land compensation agreements, acquisitions, and settlements to analyse cost data and trends to identify variances, risks, and opportunities for cost efficiencies.
• Monitor and report on compensation expenditure, identifying cost saving opportunities and risks to budget forecasts.
• Work collaboratively with the project Land team and Land Agents to develop robust understanding of compensation principles, risks and opportunities.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement in Health & Safety (H&S), ensuring consistent H&S standards are maintained.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours: 

This job might be for you if you have:  

• A degree in a relevant subject
• Proven technical experience in water / wastewater environment
• An APMP Qualification or equivalent
• The ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve ‘win-win’ scenarios, and can challenge others in a constructive manner
• Strong proficiency in the design, development, and implementation of digital tools and solutions.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data
• Excellent communication and reporting skills within a stakeholder environment
• Experience of managing a team with the ability to meeting the workload of oneself and others to tight deadlines

Not only do we look for the best talent to join us on our journey, we also look for individuals to demonstrate key behaviours that align with our values and beliefs.  

Working with the highest degree of integrity, we want SPA employees to take ownership and accountability for their outputs and be driven to continuously improve how they work. SPA employees should act with the customer’s best interest at heart, be clear and transparent communicators and be passionate about operating in an ethical fashion. 

If you are looking for a career opportunity, working in an innovative forward-thinking environment please apply today!  

Why Join SPA? 

The Strategic Pipeline Alliance Project is at the exciting delivery stage, with additional projects lined up for AMP8. At SPA, we embrace innovation, digital technology, and collaboration with our partners, including Farrans, MMB, Costain, Jacobs, and Atkins. 

Together, we’re combating climate change and securing clean water for generations to come. 

• Flexible Working: We support remote working and flexible schedules to suit your lifestyle if the role allows. 

• Location: Our office is in Peterborough, with operational hubs across the project area. 

• Diversity and Inclusion: SPA is committed to building an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone. Whatever your background, if this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply. 

Our Purpose 

Our mission is simple yet vital: To Make the East of England Resilient to the Effects of Drought. Join us in shaping a sustainable future while being part of a team where everyone can thrive. 

Ready to Join Us? 
If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact and excited to lead in a transformative environment, we’d love to hear from you! 

SPA is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and recruit based on merit and potential, ensuring every colleague feels a sense of belonging. 

Take the Next Step 

If you’re passionate about delivering innovative infrastructure solutions and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. 

Apply now and be part of Anglian Water’s journey to build a more sustainable, water-secure future.