Programme Controller

Salary: Circa £42,000 - £51,000

Location(s): Flexible across Anglian Water region 
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time (With flexibility for part-time)

We're looking for a talented Programme Controller who can combine strong analytical skills, financial acumen, and stakeholder engagement to drive the successful delivery of multi-million-pound Water capital programmes that make a real difference to our customers and communities.

In this role, you'll provide comprehensive programme governance, performance monitoring, financial control & overview, and reporting across a diverse portfolio of projects. Working closely with Programme Managers, Project Managers, Finance teams and delivery partners, you'll help ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and with maximum business benefit.

What you'll be doing

• Assuring programme  costs, outputs, deliverables and risks

• Developing and maintaining programme control processes, governance frameworks and performance indicators.

• Planning & Tracking programme costs, outputs , risks, milestones, and delivery performance.

• Producing insightful management reports, dashboards, KPIs, forecasts, and variance analysis.

• Supporting investment decisions through programme profiling, forecasting, and risk assessments.

• Identifying delivery risks, programme slippage and opportunities for performance improvement.

• Managing change control processes and assessing the impact of programme changes.

• Working with stakeholders across the business to drive efficient delivery and continuous improvement.

• Using cost and performance data to identify value added opportunities.

• Continuously improving processes to better control costs and delivery.

What we're looking for

• A team player

• Proven experience in programme and PMO environments.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Experience with financial control principles, procurement and cost control systems.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and manipulate complex data.

• Understanding of risk management principles and programme governance.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage changing priorities.

• Experience producing bespoke reports.

• Ability to influence and constructively challenge  to drive improvement.

• Good understanding of business systems and applications, including SAP.

• Excels in a busy, fast-paced setting, consistently meeting deadlines and performance targets.

• Basic knowledge of the water industry and water supply systems.

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• 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.

Ready to make a difference?

If you’re passionate about sustainability and want to influence one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build a more sustainable future, one drop at a time.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

​​Inclusion is for everyone, and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.   ​

Closing date: 07/08/2026

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