Lead Facilities Manager

Job Description Competitive, salary depending on skills and experience, plus car allowance Permanent Role will involve weekly travel to offices in Peterborough, Huntingdon, Norwich and Lincoln Full time with the flexibility for part-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 be in Peterborough with weekly travel to Lincoln, Norwich and Huntingdon. Delivering excellence across facilities management frameworks The Lead Facilities Manager is responsible for leading the effective delivery and performance of all Facilities Management framework agreements across Central Services. Acting as the primary point of contact for service delivery, this role oversees both existing and future building portfolios, ensuring services are delivered consistently, safely, and to a high standard. You will ensure that all services and projects delivered through the framework fully comply with regulatory, contractual, and technical requirements, while being delivered on time and within budget. Working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders, you will hold partners to account for delivering high-quality, safe, and reliable services that meet business and stakeholder expectations. As a key liaison between Anglian Water, Central Services delivery teams, and supply chain partners, you will drive collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Your focus will be on strengthening operational resilience, enhancing customer satisfaction, and supporting the long-term sustainability of Anglian Water’s assets. In this role, you will: As Lead Facilities Manager, you will lead the strategic management and governance of facilities management framework agreements, ensuring they are compliant, high-performing, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements. You’ll own relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, putting robust governance in place to manage risk, performance, and contractual delivery. You will oversee procurement, commercial and contract management activities, including supplier onboarding, framework renewals, financial control, and value-for-money negotiations. Working closely with delivery teams, you’ll monitor budgets, drive cost efficiency, and ensure smooth handovers at contract exit. You’ll be responsible for operational performance across the facilities and estates portfolio, setting KPIs and SLAs, conducting audits and reviews, and working with the supply chain to drive continuous improvement and innovation. Acting as the main point of contact for suppliers, customers, and regulators, you’ll ensure effective collaboration and full compliance with health, safety, environmental, and water industry standards. Health, safety, and risk management will be central to the role, with responsibility for incident management, site audits, and ongoing framework and H&S reviews to support safe, resilient, and sustainable service delivery. As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to: Car allowance Personal private health care 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service Flexible working Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6% Bonus scheme Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle. What does it take to be the Lead Facilities Manager? Experience or previous knowledge in Estates or Facilities Management NEC3/4 Contract Management experience or other contracts H&S qualifications SMSTS, IOSH, NEBOSH -desirable Framework management experience Framework Procurement Proven ability in delivering business objectives. Full UK Driving Licence You’ll be an effective leader with strong stakeholder management and communication skills, underpinned by solid commercial and financial acumen. You’ll have experience managing facilities or building contracts, using tools such as M365, Excel, CAFM systems and Power BI to monitor KPIs, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive performance improvements. Why Apply? This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in how Anglian Water manages and delivers its facilities and estates services. You’ll have real ownership of high-value framework agreements, influence key commercial and operational decisions, and work closely with senior stakeholders and strategic suppliers. You’ll be trusted to drive improvements, shape safer and more sustainable ways of working, and make a visible impact on service quality, operational resilience, and value for money. If you enjoy leading through collaboration, managing complex contracts, and seeing the tangible results of your work across a large, essential organisation, this role offers both challenge and long-term career development. Closing date: 5th July 2026 #loveeverydrop #LI-ZP1 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. To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date. 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. Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.