Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension scheme

Virtual GP service

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Personal accident cover

Maternity/paternity leave

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Group Ltd. is seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to lead engagement and consultation for two major desalination schemes in the UK. You will shape strategies, build trust with communities, authorities, regulators and political stakeholders, and guide partners to deliver on time while minimising reputational risk.

This hybrid role offers a £55k-£65k salary and 37 hours per week. You'll work closely with technical teams to ensure feedback informs project design, manage

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading stakeholder engagement and consultation programmes.
• Experience on major infrastructure projects, ideally with regulatory schemes.
• Strong understanding of planning and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to build trust and influence diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Relationship management

Project management

Regulatory frameworks

Public speaking

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

Benefits and perks

• 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 ofservice 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 wellbeingand 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

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.

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