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PMO Investment Systems Development Manager
Apply locations Peterborough time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: August 4, 2025 (11 days left to apply) job requisition id R31885
Circa£ 55 ,000 per annum(Dependent on Skills & Experience)
Permanent
Full time, 37 hours per week
Thorpe Wood House, Peterborough
A Cascade of Opportunities!
Are you passionate about translating complex business needs into impactful systems solutions? We’re looking for a PMO Investment Systems Development Manager to join our dynamic Delivery Portfolio Management team and lead the delivery of high-quality systems that support our growing Investment Programme.
In this pivotal role, you will act as the bridge between internal business stakeholders and our IS Alliance partners. You’ll manage the end-to-end development lifecycle of our investment systems—from identifying business needs to system design, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.
Your expertise in both business processes and managing system development will ensure that our tools deliver real value—improving efficiency, enhancing user experience, and supporting robust governance.
The role oversees a critical tracking system that underpins the Capital Investment Programme - Totex Delivery Workflow - a bespoke tool, built on a low-code platform used to enable the AMP8 governance framework - governing everything from expenditure ceiling approvals, milestones, key project deliverables to the meta-data behind every approval. This system supports our £8 billion capital investment programme and integrates with tools like Primavera P6 and NPlan, a n AI predictive planning engine to deliver a full picture of the capital delivery process both current & future.
Key responsibilities:
* Managing development needs from initiation through to deployment, ensuring solutions reflect the broad impact across 400–500 users
* Designing and delivering best-in-class platforms with a focus on quality assurance, compliance, and user-centric outcomes
* Direct l ine management of 1-2 Headcount plus budgetary ownership and strategic oversight
* Monitoring performance against quality standards, timelines, and expectations
* Documenting detailed, actionable requirements that reflect both governance and operational needs
* Negotiating scope, timelines, and costs to maximise value and meet evolving requirements
* Writing and executing robust test plans and scripts
* Coordinating user testing across business areas, incorporating feedback into system refinements
* Ensuring corrective actions are implemented and all requirements are fully satisfied
* Leading contract negotiations and managing supplier expectations
* Resolving support issues promptly and transparently
* Ensuring seamless system integration and fostering stronger cross-team collaboration
* Analysing data to identify optimisation opportunities and support the Capital Investment Process
* Ensuring adherence to data protection, IT governance, and compliance frameworks
* Driving continuous improvement initiatives and embedding stakeholder engagement into the governance model
What does it take to be a n Investment Systems Manager in the Portfolio Management Office?
You’ll thrive in this role if you are:
* An experienced systems or business analyst with a strong background in project or programme management environments
* A confident communicator and skilled negotiator who can represent business needs effectively with technical teams and suppliers. Through your p articipation in the Continuous Improvement Forum you’ll need to be robust and proactive, with active stakeholder management to see individual user challenges with empathy, but deliver a best for all product .
* Proficient in using tools like Azure DevOps and experienced in system testing & data analysis
* Strategic and detail-oriented, with a focus on delivering real business value
As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
* Full private healthcare with no excess
* 2 6 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
* A flexible workingculture
* Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%
* Life Assurance at eight times your salary
* Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
* Bonus Scheme
* Lots of great discounts
* Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
* Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
* An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family
Why Anglian Water?
Anglian Water isa water company that cares. We care about ourpeople, our environment and our customers. We take pride in providing acollaborative, innovative and inspiringworking environment. We want businesses to grow, environments to flourish and families to get on with their day to day lives. Constantly exploring; working hard to find new and better ways to look after our customers ’ individual needs.
Closing Date : 04/08 / 2025
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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 resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk ’
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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.
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