Circa £82,000 per annum depending on skills and experience Location: Hybrid, some travel within Anglian Water Region Permanent Delivering for Communities. Leading for Tomorrow. Anglian Water’s purpose — to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop — underpins everything we do. Enshrined in our Articles of Association, this commitment ensures we balance the needs of customers, communities, regulators and the environment in delivering long-term sustainable value. As expectations increase around environmental performance, infrastructure resilience and community engagement, effective stakeholder leadership has never been more critical. During AMP8, Anglian Water will deliver an unprecedented £11bn capital investment programme through our delivery partners and alliances — one of the largest infrastructure programmes in the region’s history. Within this portfolio, three nationally significant schemes — the UK’s first water re-use scheme in Colchester and two new desalination plants in Lincolnshire and Norfolk — represent strategically critical investments attracting substantial public, political and regulatory scrutiny. The Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager will lead, own and assure the statutory stakeholder engagement strategy required to secure Development Consent Orders (DCOs) and Town & Country Planning Act (TCPA) consents, including Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), across these programmes. The role carries accountability for protecting and enhancing Anglian Water’s reputation while enabling successful planning outcomes. Positioned within the Corporate Affairs Directorate and embedded within the Programme Management business unit, the postholder will operate at the heart of a complex matrix environment. They will provide senior strategic counsel to Programme leadership, working seamlessly across capital delivery partners, internal functions, statutory consultees, regulators, local authorities and community stakeholders. Leading a high-performing team of seven, the role will set the engagement vision and standards across projects at varying lifecycle stages, ensuring tailored strategies are delivered at pace and aligned to regulatory requirements, programme milestones and corporate objectives. What does it take to be Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager? · Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline with significant experience leading stakeholder strategy on major infrastructure projects, including DCO and Town & Country Planning · Proven track record delivering programme-level stakeholder and public affairs strategies across complex, high-value schemes · Experienced advisor to Programme Boards and senior leadership on stakeholder risk, political dynamics and reputational management · Strong background engaging senior political stakeholders (MPs, councillors, regulators and regional leaders) · Demonstrated leadership of high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams within matrix organisations · Accountable for managing reputational risk in politically sensitive environments, including crisis and issues management · Expertise in consultation strategy, statutory engagement and examination phases for nationally significant infrastructure projects · Strong understanding of regional political, regulatory and socio-economic landscapes · Experience managing budgets for stakeholder engagement or communications programmes · Well-networked with the ability to navigate complex regional dynamics and apply insight to future challenges Skills & Capabilities · Ability to translate complex engineering and regulatory issues into clear, compelling narratives · Advanced influencing and negotiation skills at executive and political level · Confident public speaker in high-profile and potentially contentious settings · Strong project governance and programme management capability · Excellent analytical judgement in assessing stakeholder risk and sentiment · High-quality written communication skills across briefings, consultation materials and executive reporting · Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint) As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to: • 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service) • Flexible working options • Private health care • Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches contributions up to 6% • Life assurance at eight times your salary • Annual bonus • Potential funded car allowance depending on evidenced business mileage • Personal medical assessments • Virtual GP service • Cancer screening • Financial wellbeing support and salary finance benefits • Lifestyle savings including discounts on retail, travel and utilities • Employee Assistance Programme • Volunteer days Inclusion at Anglian Water We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We are proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter and Armed Forces Covenant, and we’re a Disability Confident employer. #LI-EW1 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.

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