Facilities Management Project Manager

Circa £52,000k, salary depending on skills and experience. Permanent. Peterborough or Lincoln (depending on your location), Hybrid working. Full time. Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role offers you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your based location would either be in Peterborough or Lincoln with travel throughout the Anglian Water Region.

Lead projects that shape and improve our built environment. We are seeking an experienced and proactive Facilities Management Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of building and refurbishment projects across a broad geographical area. This role is well suited to a professional with a strong background in building surveying, excellent stakeholder management capabilities, and a proven track record of delivering projects safely, on time, and within budget.

Key responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery of building, refurbishment, and maintenance projects across multiple sites, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, and within budget.
• Act as the client representative, leading project planning, procurement, and execution, while coordinating internal teams, contractors, and stakeholders to achieve high-quality outcomes.
• Provide technical expertise, undertake surveys and feasibility assessments, manage project risks, and ensure full compliance with planning, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
• Focus on health and safety leadership, including CDM compliance, contractor oversight, and promoting a proactive safety culture.
• Oversee supplier performance, manage contracts, and drive continuous improvement in project delivery, asset performance, and customer experience.

Benefits

• Personal private health care
• Generous double match pension - contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 26 days annual leave - rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave.
• Opportunity for shared parental pay
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

Qualifications

• Professional background in building surveying, construction management, or a related discipline (RICS or CIOB membership advantageous)
• Desirable NEBOSH Qualification
• Desirable NEC3/4 contract management experience - essential
• Proven experience managing multiple building projects from inception to completion.
• Strong understanding of building regulations, construction methods, and property related compliance.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, able to prioritise across a geographically dispersed estate.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels.
• Experience preparing technical documentation and managing contractors through procurement and delivery.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across sites.
• Highly motivated and proactive with a solutions-focused mindset and strong attention to detail.
• Adaptable and resilient, confident working independently across a variety of environments.

Why this role

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a varied and high-impact portfolio of projects across a wide geographical area, where no two days are the same. You'll play a key role in shaping and improving the built environment, working on meaningful projects that directly support operational performance and customer outcomes. You'll be part of a collaborative and supportive team, with the autonomy to lead projects end-to-end while influencing key stakeholders at all levels. The role offers the chance to apply and further develop your technical expertise, commercial awareness, and leadership skills, while driving continuous improvement in project delivery and health & safety. If you're looking for a role where you can make a tangible difference, grow your career, and be trusted to deliver, this is a great next step.

We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we'll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.

Closing date: 23rd June 2026

Check: If you are offered a job with us, you'll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK.

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