Lead NECProject; Service) Manager - Reservoirs Cambridgeshire Posted ago

Salary & Contract

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.

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.

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 out performance

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

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

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.

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,…