Salary: Circa £80,000, depending on skills and experience
Full-time, with flexibility for part-time.
37 hours per week/permanent
Location: Peterborough and London - Hybrid Working 2-3 days in office weekly with attendance in London as required.
2 roles available – one on the Fens project, one on the Lincs project
Private health care
Double-matched pension
Life assurance at 8 times salary
Lead the contracts shaping the future of water
This is more than a contract role, this is your chance to shape one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure programmes. At Anglian Water, we’re delivering two nationally significant reservoir projects in Lincolnshire and the Fens; securing water for millions of people, supporting economic growth, and protecting the environment for generations to come.
As our Lead NEC4 Service Manager, you’ll be at the heart of this transformation, leading how we manage, challenge, and optimise our Programme Delivery Partner (PDP) contracts to deliver real impact.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll take ownership of NEC4 Professional Service Contracts, providing expert leadership across contract management, governance, and commercial assurance.
You’ll:
Lead NEC4 contract management for major programme delivery contracts
Drive best-in-class contract administration and assurance, ensuring obligations are delivered effectively
Act as the Service Manager, overseeing change control, early warnings, and risk reduction processes
Provide trusted commercial leadership to delivery teams and senior stakeholders
Lead on dispute avoidance and contract resolution, safeguarding relationships and outcomes
Shape and implement a contract management strategy and assurance framework
Drive performance through governance, reporting, and data-led insights
Champion collaboration across our Programme Delivery Partner and wider supply chain
Support programme boards and governance forums with contract expertise
Challenge ways of working to unlock efficiencies, innovation, and outperformance
Why this role is different
You won’t just manage contracts, you’ll help redefine how we deliver major infrastructure programmes. Working on our Reservoirs Programme means:
Purpose with impact – helping secure water for future generations
Environmental legacy – creating habitats, enhancing biodiversity, and building climate resilience
Scale and complexity – working on nationally significant, multi-billion-pound projects
True collaboration – partnering across alliances, supply chains, and disciplines
Innovation encouraged – bringing new ideas to improve delivery and outcomes
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for someone who combines technical NEC expertise with strong leadership and influence. You’ll bring:
Significant experience managing NEC4 contracts, ideally at programme level
Experience working across complex, matrixed environments and major infrastructure delivery
Strong commercial awareness with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders
Proven ability to manage change control, risk, and performance frameworks
Experience working with Programme Delivery Partners or similar delivery models
Degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience)
Ideally MRICS qualified (or working towards)
NEC accreditation or similar professional development
Our commitment to safety
Nothing is more important than safety. You’ll play a key role in driving a zero-harm culture, ensuring safe working practices and continuous improvement across the programme.
Ready to shape the future of water?
If you’re looking for a role where your expertise will truly matter, where you’ll influence one of the UK’s most critical infrastructure programmes, and where you’ll leave a legacy for communities and the environment, we’d love to hear from you.
As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
Personal private health care
Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
Double-matched pension (maximum 7% employee/14% employer contribution)
26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay
Bonus scheme, up to 15%
Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
Inclusion at Anglian Water:
We value the representation & diversity within our communities. Inclusion is for every one and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.
Closing date: 15th September 2026
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