About the role

  • Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager at Anglian Water leading stakeholder engagement strategies for major infrastructure projects, ensuring regulatory compliance and protecting corporate reputation.

Responsibilities

  • 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)
  • Protect and enhance Anglian Water’s reputation while enabling successful planning outcomes
  • Provide senior strategic counsel to Programme leadership
  • Work seamlessly across capital delivery partners, internal functions, statutory consultees, regulators, local authorities and community stakeholders
  • Set the engagement vision and standards across projects at varying lifecycle stages
  • Ensure tailored strategies are delivered at pace and aligned to regulatory requirements, programme milestones and corporate objectives

Requirements

  • 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

Benefits

  • 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

Job title

Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

£82,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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