Project Manager - Water Major Projects in Peterborough

About the @one Alliance Anglian Water @one Alliance is a collaborative organisation made up of nine partner companies (Anglian Water, SWECO, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, and Skanska) and an extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period, AMP8, which will involve delivering a programme of work larger than any we have previously undertaken. This new kind of project delivery focuses on nature‑based solutions such as wetlands and urban drainage schemes, driving change and setting global benchmarks to build a better environment. It offers enhanced growth and development opportunities for our workforce and a career‑progression‑focused environment.

About Sweco Transforming society together, Sweco plans and designs sustainable communities and cities of the future. We solve the great societal challenges of our time, harnessing digitalisation and sustainability to deliver solutions that address urbanisation. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to solve their challenges today and into the future. We ask our employees to have office or site presence on an average of three days a week.

As a Project Manager you will lead and manage teams responsible for developing and delivering solutions across some of the largest projects in water (£30 m+). You will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, to quality standards, and in full compliance with legislation, Alliance governance, and processes. You will own major projects throughout their full lifecycle, resolving operational challenges and balancing competing priorities to achieve positive outcomes for all stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure CDM compliance across all schemes through the TOTEX Delivery Process, audits, checks, and peer reviews, championing a Zero Harm culture.
• Build and maintain a high‑performing, inclusive team culture, empowering engineers, commercial staff, and wider team members to think creatively and resolve issues.
• Translate programme‑level strategy into clear, deliverable outcomes, ensuring teams understand their role in achieving success.
• Maintain accountability for the entire project lifecycle, from receipt of need and scoping through construction, handover, formal sign‑off, and post‑handover warranty management.
• Work closely with Commercial and Planning teams to maintain accurate cost and resource forecasts, escalating issues where required.
• Oversee proposed solutions to ensure they are safe, commercially viable, fit for purpose, and meet project requirements.
• Ensure delivery of key project milestones, including Project Rehearsals and Fit for Assembly.
• Foster an open, visible, and collaborative working environment across the @one Alliance and wider partner organisations, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong background in Project Management for large construction projects (£30 m+).
• Preferred experience in the water industry, although a strong construction background will also be strongly considered.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety, drinking water standards, and CDM regulations, supported by an IOSH qualification.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ideally APMP qualified, with the confidence to professionally challenge stakeholders using strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Experience working within a commercial framework, including knowledge of NEC Option C contracts.
• Proven track record of leading and developing teams in a performance‑driven environment.
• Ability to operate strategically when required, empowering the team through effective delegation, trust, and support.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Company car or car allowance
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to five additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We want all our colleagues to thrive at work. Our culture is friendly and inclusive and respects the contributions of individuals. We promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone. We encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. We support fair pay and are a Real Living Wage Employer. We are a Disability Confident employer and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, contact sweco.uk HR for assistance.