Head of Delivery Circa £120,000 (Depending on Skills & Experience) Permanent Full Time / 37 Hours (Flexible working opportunities available) Peterborough & Anglian Water sites, with flexibility for hybrid working Double Matched Pension Scheme (up to 21% combined) Bonus up to 25% (dependent on personal and company performance) Private Healthcare Car Allowance Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) | Anglian Water Lead major programmes. Shape the future. Deliver lasting impact.
The Role
As Head of Delivery, you'll be accountable for defining and executing the IOS delivery strategy, ensuring the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of programmes and projects across Anglian Water. Reporting to the IOS Delivery Director, you'll provide strategic leadership across delivery operations, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, commercially and in line with regulatory and business objectives. You'll lead a team of Programme and Senior Programme Managers, whilst providing broader functional leadership across internal teams, alliance partners and supply chain organisations.
This is a role that combines strategic thinking with operational excellence, requiring a leader who can balance customer outcomes, commercial performance, governance, safety and delivery results.
What You'll Be Doing
Lead a High-Performing Delivery Function
Set the strategic direction for programme delivery across IOS
Lead a complex portfolio of operational, infrastructure and transformation programmes
Build and develop a high-performing delivery organisation capable of delivering at scale
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
Drive delivery excellence across Anglian Water, alliance partners and supply chain teams
Deliver Major Programmes Successfully
Take full accountability for portfolio performance across cost, schedule, quality, safety and customer outcomes
Ensure robust governance, controls and assurance frameworks are in place
Identify and mitigate delivery risks, challenges and constraints
Drive recovery plans where required to maintain delivery commitments
Lead strategic programme reviews and performance discussions
Shape Delivery Strategy
Define and implement the IOS delivery strategy
Translate business objectives into transparent delivery plans and measurable outcomes
Own the operating model that enables effective and effective programme delivery
Ensure investments, resources and priorities are aligned to business needs
Champion innovation, continuous improvement and industry best practice
Influence at the Highest Levels
Represent IOS at senior governance and executive forums
Act as deputy to the IOS Delivery Director when required
Build strong relationships across Anglian Water, regulators, alliance partners and industry stakeholders
Provide strategic challenge, insight and assurance to senior decision-makers
Be a visible ambassador for IOS and delivery excellence
Safety First, Always At Anglian Water, nothing is more important than the safety and wellbeing of our people. You'll champion our Commitment to Life principles, embedding safety, wellbeing and health into every aspect of programme delivery and leadership decision-making.
What You'll Bring
We're looking for an experienced programme delivery leader with a track record of successfully managing large-scale, complex infrastructure or operational portfolios.
Essential Experience
Senior leadership experience delivering complex infrastructure programmes and major capital projects
Experience managing multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation delivery teams
Proven ability to lead large programme portfolios with significant budgets and strategic importance
Experience engaging and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders
Professional qualification and significant experience within engineering, programme management, infrastructure delivery or a related discipline
Essential Skills
Strategic programme and portfolio management
Commercial and financial leadership
Governance, risk and performance management
Strong project controls expertise including cost, schedule and risk management
Leadership, coaching and talent development
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Sound judgement and decision-making capability
Ability to challenge constructively and drive innovation
Strong planning, prioritisation and delivery focus
Desirable
Chartered status and/or APM Chartership
NEC contract experience or qualifications
Water utility or regulated industry experience
Benefits
30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Flexible working options
Private healthcare
Competitive pension scheme with double-matched contributions up to 7%
Life assurance at eight times your salary
Annual performance bonus
Car allowance
Personal medical assessments
Virtual GP service
Inclusion at Anglian Water
We are 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 are a Disability Confident employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
Closing date: 22 September 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. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team
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