Senior Project Manager

About the role

Senior Project Manager - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: Thorpewood House, Peterborough (hybrid working available)

Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the {(6) Anglian Water's @one Alliance: Overview | LinkedIn} @Anglian Water’s one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

Now working in our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP 8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment for career progression.

To enhance our ability to develop an optimal programme portfolio for delivery, we are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and experienced Senior Project Managers.

What you'll be doing

As Senior Project Manager , you’ll take ownership of a portfolio of projects, developing delivery strategies and guiding them from initial concept through to client approval and final handover. You’ll oversee all aspects—design, construction, commissioning, and aftercare—ensuring projects meet agreed standards and deadlines in a dynamic, rewarding setting. You’ll champion excellent customer service and seek out creative approaches to working and technology that add real value.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end management of multiple projects, aligning outcomes with strategic objectives and driving outperformance.
• Prioritise Health & Safety, Environment & Quality (SHEQ) throughout all stages, never compromising standards.
• Build and nurture a high-performing team, coaching and developing individuals to achieve their career goals and enhance organisational capability
• Manage stakeholders proactively and transparently, fostering collaboration and constructive challenge to achieve shared success
• Develop and implement commercial strategies, including procurement, for optimal portfolio delivery
• Balance risk and cost through active leadership, applying timely mitigation strategies as needed.
• Ensure adherence to governance processes and procedures for effective project control

Who we're looking for

What We’re Looking For:

• APMP or equivalent (Practitioner level) qualification.
• Extensive experience as a Project Manager or Lead Project Manager (Senior PM/Project Director level).
• Proven track record managing schemes valued between £100m and £175m.
• Confident in leading teams and engaging with demanding stakeholders.
• Experience working within commercial alliances and a strong appreciation for collaborative success.
• Demonstrates sound judgement, decisive leadership, and a commitment to driving performance safely and efficiently.
• Innovative, visible, and inspirational leadership style, with a passion for building integrated teams that consistently add value.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your project management career and make a meaningful impact within an industry-leading alliance, we encourage you to apply today!

#oneAlliance #BalfourBeatty

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: ***email_hidden***

Job Reference: BBUK16638