Description
Requirements :
1. Desalination specific strategic insight
.Provide strategic desalination expertise, including process, sustainability (ESG considerations and energy efficiency), and lessons learned from comparable programmes
. Bring market insight from contractors, investors, and supply chain to inform programme strategy and innovation
2. Cross-programme strategy & delivery model
. Support the definition of, and advise on, the overall strategy and delivery model for concurrent desalination projects, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and value
. Aid in establishing an enduring operating model, including clear roles, responsibilities, and interfaces between Anglian Water and the CAP(s)
. Identify and drive cross-project synergies, efficiencies, and portfolio prioritisation
3. Governance, decision support & critical friend role
. Act as a strategic advisor to the Major Programme Delivery Senior Leadership Team, strengthening governance and decision-making frameworks
. Provide independent challenge as a “critical friend” across programme strategies, partners, and delivery approaches
4. Commercial, regulatory & market interface
. Provide strategic input into commercial approach, including PPP considerations and desalination-specific risks
. Support business case development, options analysis, and regulatory submissions
. Guide the development of stakeholder engagement and public acceptance strategies
5. Risk, delivery & capability development
. Identify, assess, and mitigate programme risks and key development challenges, maintaining delivery momentum
. Support capability development within Anglian Water through knowledge transfer, tools, and best practice frameworks