Location
Lincolnshire with hybrid working: 2 days in WWH office and 2-3 days on-site. Primary sites include Irby to Elsham (north Lincolnshire) and Norfolk interconnectors. Willingness to travel across the region to all sites is required.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project involves the planning, design, and construction of approximately 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water’s region, with an additional 260km of future interconnector pipelines. As the Crossings and Utilities Manager, you will be accountable for developing and delivering crossing and utility strategies, managing specialist subcontractors, coordinating design and construction interfaces, and ensuring compliance with legal, technical, and safety requirements. You will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for utility management, stakeholder engagement, trenchless construction activities, and continuous improvement of utility processes across the Alliance. This role requires strong leadership to drive collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement while ensuring delivery aligns with programme, quality, and commercial objectives.

Experience
- Significant experience in civil engineering, infrastructure, utilities, or major projects
- Strong knowledge of trenchless technology, crossings delivery, and utility management
- Proven experience managing multidisciplinary teams and contractors
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications
- Strong commercial and programme management awareness
- Experience delivering utility diversions and third-party agreements on major infrastructure projects (desirable)

About you
Proactive leader with excellent communication and coordination skills. Able to manage complex utility and crossing issues impacting programme delivery. Committed to health, safety, environmental, and quality performance with a focus on safe systems of work. Collaborative and accountable with a drive for continuous improvement and innovation.

Qualifications
- SMSTS qualification (essential)
- Full UK driving licence (essential)
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction or related discipline (desirable)
- Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) qualification (desirable)
- Experience using GIS, BIM/CAD systems and FME (desirable)
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate or IOSH qualification (desirable)