PMO Lead - Flexible across the Anglian Water region

PMO Lead - Flexible across the Anglian Water region

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent - 37 hours per week

Location: Flexible across the Anglian Water region. Hybrid working, with ability for regular travel to Peterborough and Huntingdon as and when required

Benefits:

• Personal private health care
• Virtual GP service for you and your household
• Double-matched pension scheme
• Life assurance at 8 times salary

Are you an experienced Programme Management Office (PMO) Leader with a strategic mindset, strong commercial acumen, and a passion for delivering high-value infrastructure programmes? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

About the Role

As PMO Lead, you will be responsible for establishing and managing a best-in-class Programme Management Office to oversee our £320M Supply Maintenance Delivery Portfolio, including:

• Storage Point Refurbishment Programme – AMP8 (£80M)
• Maintenance Delivery Programme – AMP8 (£240M)

Reporting to the Head of Supply Maintenance Delivery, in the new Supply Maintenance Delivery team, you will drive governance, risk management, performance monitoring, and strategic alignment across all non-infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• PMO Leadership & Governance – Establish and lead a structured PMO, ensuring standardised project management practices.
• Risk & Opportunity Management – Develop reporting structures and mitigation strategies for effective decision-making.
• Financial & Commercial Oversight – Implement cost controls, optimise value, and drive commercial challenge.
• Stakeholder Engagement – Collaborate with regulators, delivery teams, and supply chain partners to ensure successful outcomes.
• Performance Monitoring – Design and maintain automated dashboards for real-time programme tracking.
• Continuous Improvement – Identify process enhancements, improve compliance, and drive best practices.

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience & Qualifications:

• Proven senior leadership experience in managing PMOs for large-scale, multi-programme portfolios.
• Strong commercial and contractual acumen, with a track record of managing complex contracts and financial oversight.
• Expert knowledge of risk management, project controls, and programme scheduling.
• Degree-qualified (or equivalent experience) with expertise in programme governance and delivery.
• Ability to lead and inspire multi-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Strategic thinker with strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
• Data-driven approach, with the ability to deliver insights for predictive analytics.
• A proactive, results-driven leader with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Ability to influence at all levels and drive cultural change.

What’s in It for You

• A leadership role in a high-profile, £320M investment programme
• Work on critical infrastructure projects that make a real impact
• Collaborate with key industry stakeholders, including regulators and delivery partners
• Shape the future of programme governance and performance management

If you’re a visionary leader ready to drive excellence in programme management, apply today.

As a valued employee, you’ll also be entitled to:

• Personal private health care including physiotherapy
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Life Assurance at 8 times your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary
• Paid time off if you’re physically or mentally unwell
• An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.