Strategic Planning Manager

MWH Treatment; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work

Discounts and savings hub

Job summary

MWH Treatment, based in Peterborough, is seeking a Senior Strategic Planning Manager to lead strategic planning, governance and performance reporting within its hybrid-working Delivery team. You will align client priorities with regulatory obligations and drive 2–3 year risk and opportunity analyses across the Alliance.

You will report to the Alliance Director, partner with senior stakeholders, and shape the organisation's AMP9 transition, with a focus on sustainable value delivery and

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and/or professionally accredited in Business Management, Programme Management, Engineering, Leadership or related disciplines.
• MSP, APM, PRINCE2, MBA, Chartered status or equivalent qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning and business performance across the Alliance.
• Ensure alignment between client priorities, regulatory obligations and delivery outcomes.
• Support development and deployment of long-term strategy with the Alliance Director.
• Provide executive-level insight, challenge and recommendations for key decisions.
• Drive governance frameworks and assurance processes for delivery excellence.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Governance

Performance reporting

Stakeholder mgmt

Financial acumen

Commercial awareness

Regulatory knowledge

Executive reporting

Education

PRINCE2

MBA

Chartered status

MSP

APM

Tools

MSP

APM

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our Delivery team with a Senior Strategic Planning Manager based at our Peterborough office with hybrid working available. Reporting directly to the Alliance Director, you will act as the critical link between the Integrated Main Works Alliance and Anglian Water, ensuring strategic priorities, regulatory commitments and delivery performance remain fully aligned. You'll lead strategic planning, governance, performance assurance and executive reporting activities, providing insight that enables informed decision-making across the Alliance. Working closely with senior leaders, partner organisations and client stakeholders, you'll help drive business performance, manage strategic risks and support the development of Anglian Water's future investment programme, including contributions to the PR29 Business Plan. This is a highly visible leadership position requiring a blend of strategic thinking, stakeholder influence, operational understanding and commercial awareness.

What You'll Be Doing Strategic Leadership

• Lead strategic planning and business performance activities across the Alliance.
• Ensure clear alignment between client priorities, regulatory obligations and delivery outcomes.
• Support the Alliance Director and Executive Leadership Team in developing and implementing long-term strategy.
• Provide executive-level insight, challenge and recommendations to inform key business decisions.
• Drive governance frameworks and assurance processes that support excellence in delivery.

Performance & Programme Assurance

• Oversee the monitoring and reporting of Price Control Deliverables (PCDs).
• Analyse business performance, forecast future risks and identify opportunities across a 2-3 year horizon.
• Develop robust programme assurance processes covering time, cost and quality.
• Ensure reporting is accurate, timely and supported by effective governance.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the principal strategic interface between the Alliance and Anglian Water.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Provide clear visibility of performance, emerging risks and future priorities.
• Represent the Alliance in executive forums and key strategic discussions.

Transformation & Continuous Improvement

• Support the transition from AMP8 into AMP9 delivery.
• Help shape organisational transformation initiatives across the Alliance.
• Embed lessons learned, client feedback and best practice into business planning and performance improvement.
• Champion innovation, sustainability and environmental stewardship across programmes.

We're seeking an experienced strategic leader who thrives in complex, collaborative environments and can influence at the highest levels., Significant leadership experience within programme delivery, business management, strategic planning or performance management.

• Experience operating within complex infrastructure, utilities, engineering, construction or regulated industries.
• Strong track record of executive reporting, governance and performance assurance.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Ability to turn complex data into meaningful strategic insight.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Outstanding communication, leadership and relationship-building skills.

Desirable Experience

• Water industry experience and knowledge of AMP delivery.
• Understanding of regulatory performance frameworks and Price Control Deliverables (PCDs).
• Experience working within alliance, joint venture or collaborative delivery models.
• Degree qualified and/or professionally accredited in Business Management, Programme Management, Engineering, Leadership or related disciplines.
• MSP, APM, PRINCE2, MBA, Chartered Status or equivalent qualifications.

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don't just tick boxes; we live these values every day.

What MWH offer

A competitive salary Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent) Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent) 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy) Contribution Pension scheme Life Assurance Health Insurance Private Medical Insurance And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc