Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Anglian Water Services; Borehamwood; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal private health care

Generous pension matching (7%/14%)

Virtual GP service

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Personal accident cover

Family friendly policies

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to lead engagement and consultation for nationally significant desalination projects. You will build trust with communities, local authorities and regulators, and align engagement strategies with planning and regulatory requirements.

You will work closely with technical teams, manage delivery partners, and represent the company at stakeholder events to ensure transparent communication and timely project progression.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading stakeholder engagement and consultation programmes within consultancy or in-house environments.
• Experience on major infrastructure projects, ideally in regulated sectors or DCO schemes.
• Strong understanding of planning, consultation and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to build trust and influence a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-management skills.
• Experience managing sensitive issues and mitigating reputational risk.
• Experience managing consultants, budgets and project deliverables.
• Ability to explain complex technical or environmental information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder and community engagement for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
• Develop and deliver consultation and engagement strategies aligned to planning requirements.
• Build and maintain relationships with communities, authorities, regulators and stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder risks and opportunities to minimise delays and reputational impact.
• Work with technical teams to ensure feedback informs design and development.
• Manage engagement delivery partners and external consultants.
• Represent Anglian Water at meetings, partnerships and events.
• Support wider communications to improve public understanding of desalination and resilience.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Infrastructure projects

Planning regulations

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Consultant management

Job description

Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Location: Peterborough, World Wide House (hybrid and flexible working available)
Salary circa £55,000-£65,000 per annum
Permanent | 37 hours per week

Fixed Term Contract 12 months

Love Every Drop.

At Anglian Water, our purpose is to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve. Through our commitment to Love Every Drop, we're investing in innovative, sustainable water solutions to secure future water supplies for generations to come.

As part of our Water Resources Management Plan, we're developing two pioneering desalination schemes for Norfolk and Lincolnshire. These nationally significant infrastructure projects will play a critical role in delivering resilient water supplies across the region.

We're looking for an experienced Stakeholder Engagement Manager to lead the engagement and consultation development for these flagship schemes, helping to build trust, understanding and support among a wide range of stakeholders.

What you'll be doing

You’ll lead the development and delivery of stakeholder engagement and consultation strategies for the desalination programme, ensuring meaningful, transparent and effective engagement throughout the planning and development process.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading stakeholder and community engagement activity for a nationally significant infrastructure projects.

• Developing and delivering consultation and engagement strategies aligned to planning and regulatory requirements.

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with communities, local authorities, regulators, statutory consultees and political stakeholders.

• Managing stakeholder risks and opportunities, helping to minimise project delays and reputational impacts.

• Working closely with technical teams to ensure stakeholder feedback informs project design and development.

• Managing engagement and consultation delivery partners and external consultants.

• Representing Anglian Water at stakeholder meetings, partnerships, forums and consultation events.

• Supporting wider communications and awareness activity to improve public understanding of desalination and water resilience.

What you'll bring

You’ll be a confident and credible stakeholder engagement professional, with experience working on complex infrastructure programmes and managing relationships in challenging and high‑profile environments.

You'll bring:

• Significant experience leading stakeholder engagement and consultation programmes within either consultancy or an in-house environment.

• Experience working on major infrastructure projects, ideally within regulated sectors or Development Consent Order (DCO) schemes.

• Strong understanding of planning, consultation and regulatory frameworks.

• Proven ability to build trust and influence a diverse range of stakeholders.

• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship‑management skills.

• Experience managing sensitive issues and mitigating reputational risk.

• Experience managing consultants, budgets and project deliverables.

• The ability to explain complex technical or environmental information in a clear and accessible way.

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household

• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more

• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

Why Join Us?

This is a rare opportunity to play a leading role in delivering one of the most significant and innovative water resource programmes in the UK. You’ll help shape how we engage with stakeholders and communities on a project that will provide long‑term benefits for customers, the environment and future generations.

Join us and make a difference. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Together, we’re building a more sustainable future for the region we serve.

Closing Date: 20th October 2026
Interviews: Week commencing 2nd November 2026