Salary: Circa £70,000, depending on skills and experience Full-time, with flexibility for part-time. 37 hours per week/permanent Location: Peterborough and London - Hybrid Working 2-3 days in office weekly with attendance in London as required. Private health care Double-matched pension Life assurance at 8 times salary Shape the future. Deliver lasting impact.
We’re recruiting for a Commercial Manager, with experience of delivering large infrastructure projects, to help us deliver on our most ambitious project yet.
At Anglian Water, we’re not just building infrastructure, we’re shaping the future of water for our region. The Reservoirs Programme is one of the most impactful projects we’ve ever undertaken. By delivering two brand-recent reservoirs, we’ll secure water supplies for generations, protect our workplace, and support thriving communities across the East of England.
As our new Commercial Manager (Pre-Contract), you’ll be at the heart of this transformation. You’ll help set the strategy, drive innovation, and ensure every partnership and agreement supports our vision for a resilient, sustainable future.
What you’ll be doing: Supporting the Commercial Lead in the development of the commercial and contractual strategy for the procurement phase of a major infrastructure programme.
Specialising in the NEC4 suite, framework agreements, and bespoke contractual arrangements to ensure contracts reflect our strategy and values.
Drafting and reviewing contract documentation, allocating risk and reward, and enabling performance management for post-contract success.
Overseeing the supplier and contractor selection process, producing robust tender documents, and leading commercial negotiations.




Providing commercial modelling, evaluation, and dispute avoidance expertise.
Building strong relationships with internal teams and external partners, and supporting continuous improvement.
Using proven experience in designing commercial models, including payment mechanisms, framework call‑off approaches and Key Performance Indicators to support major programmes through the management of risk, cost certainty and supplier performance.
Championing health, safety, and wellbeing, and helping us maintain our Safer Every Day culture.
What we’re looking for: Significant experience in commercial management for major infrastructure projects.
Expertise in NEC4 contracts and pre-contract procurement.
Good understanding of PA23 and contracting principles.
Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust and alignment across teams.
A collaborative, future-focused mindset and a commitment to our values.
As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to: Personal private health care
Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
Double-matched pension (maximum 6% employee contribution)
26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
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 to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
Inclusion at Anglian Water: We value the representation & diversity within our communities. 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: Wednesday 30th September #LI-LC1
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.
If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [email protected]’

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