Lead NEC4 Project Manager – Reservoirs

Anglian Water Services

Lead Manager for NEC4 Professional Service Contracts at Anglian Water's Reservoirs Programme. Managing contract strategy, administration, and ensuring delivery effectiveness in hybrid working environment.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timePeterborough • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

Private health care
Double-matched pension
Virtual GP service for you and your household
Life assurance at 8 times salary
26 days annual leave – rising with length of service
Ability to buy more annual leave
Family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave
4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave
Opportunity for shared parental pay
Bonus scheme, up to 15%
Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

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Hard Skills & Tools

Contract AdministrationDispute AvoidancePerformance FrameworksData-Led InsightsGovernance Reporting

Soft Skills

Stakeholder InfluenceCollaborationChallenging Ways of Working

Certifications

MRICS QualificationNEC Accreditation