Senior Construction Manager in Peterborough

Senior Construction Manager – Drive a Greener Future with the @One Alliance

Location: Peterborough / Hybrid

Overview

We’re the @One Alliance – a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and seven industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. As we prepare for Year 2 of AMP8, our most ambitious period yet, we’ll be delivering an even broader range of innovative and environmentally-driven infrastructure projects – from urban drainage to nature-based solutions like constructed wetlands.

Why join us?

Join us as a Senior Construction Manager and take the lead in shaping the successful delivery of major projects from concept to completion. You’ll inspire and guide high-performing teams, driving excellence across safety, quality, cost, and programme while championing collaboration and continuous improvement. This is a unique opportunity to influence a portfolio of projects, work closely with supply chain partners, and deliver innovative, efficient solutions that make a real impact—while fostering a culture where best practice and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing, integrated construction management team.
• Blend people with the right skills, experience and competency to deliver the projects/portfolios.
• Drive talent development and workforce planning to ensure a competent, future-ready team.
• Champion consistent ways of working, embedding systems, processes and best practice across all activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary partners and supply chain to deliver safe, high-quality projects on time and within budget.
• Align and manage resources across projects, working closely with senior leadership to meet business needs.
• Monitor project performance, ensuring delivery stays on track and meets key objectives.
• Strengthen supplier and stakeholder relationships while promoting efficient, cost-effective delivery solutions.

Qualifications / What you’ll bring

• Extensive construction industry experience, with strong knowledge of construction methods, engineering principles and project delivery.
• Proven leadership ability, with a track record of inspiring and managing large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong expertise in project planning, scheduling and risk management, with a clear focus on time, cost and quality.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, building effective relationships with teams, partners, clients and stakeholders.

Our vision and values

The @One Alliance is more than just a delivery organisation—it’s a movement. We’re a collaborative team committed to driving change and delivering sustainable outcomes for our communities. Our vision is to help Anglian Water achieve Net Zero operational carbon by 2030, while creating climate-resilient assets that will benefit future generations.

We live by our values:

• Build trust
• Do the right thing
• Always explore

Closing date 10th July 2026.