Anglian Water

water services

PeopleDevelopmentManager

Peterborough, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“People Development Manager at Anglian Water. Skills: People Development strategy, Leadership development, Organisational capability. Leading and evolving the People Development strategy aligned to business and alliance priorities. Building a scalable, future-ready development ecosystem that goes beyond traditional training programmes”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver innovative, sustainable solutions that protect the environment, support our communities, and improve essential water infrastructure; Deliver sustainable growth across the East of England; Directly impacts leadership capability, organisational culture, and long-term business success; Deliver measurable business impact; Enhance senior leader effectiveness and leadership impact; Embed high-performing team principles; Maximise development capability; Deliver measurable value, with a focus on ROI and continuous improvement; Reduce carbon; Drive innovation; Deliver a sustainable future

Industry & Context.

water services
Problems you'll solve

Use data to drive decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

People Development experience including workshop design and delivery, Proven experience in an L&D Manager/Leader role, where you were working strategically, Ability to work in complex and matrix environments, Organisational development shaping cultures, leadership behaviours and long term capability across the business

What You'll Do.

Leading and evolving the People Development strategy aligned to business and alliance priorities

future-ready development ecosystem that goes beyond traditional training programmes

Translating business goals into clear leadership expectations

capability frameworks

and development pathways

Working to close our current and future skills gaps using data

and stakeholder engagement

Owning end-to-end leadership and team development

from planning and design through to measurable business impact

Coaching and advising senior leaders to enhance their effectiveness and leadership impact

Embedding high-performing team principles across a complex

multi-partner environment

Driving innovation through modern

evidence-based learning approaches

Ensuring all development activity delivers measurable value

with a focus on ROI and continuous improvement

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborating with senior leaders and our HR Business Partners; Collaborating across internal teams and external partners to maximise development capability; Working closely with colleagues in the Anglian Water People Development team

Full Job Description

**People Development Manager – Drive a Greener Future across Anglian Water’s Strategic Alliances** **Location:** Peterborough / Hybrid **Who are we?** At Anglian Water’s Strategic Alliances, we believe the best outcomes come from working together. Our alliances bring together industry-leading partners with a shared commitment to delivering innovative, sustainable solutions that protect the environment, support our communities, and improve essential water infrastructure across the region. By combining expertise, collaboration, and a forward-thinking approach, we create an environment where people can make a real impact, grow their careers, and help shape the future of water services for millions of customers. **Why join us?** This is an opportunity to shape our People Development offering in one of the UK’s most ambitious and purpose-driven organisations. You’ll be contributing to a mission that goes beyond business performance—helping to protect the environment while enabling sustainable growth across the East of England. In this role, you won’t just deliver development programmes; you’ll design and embed a future-focused People Development strategy that sits across our Strategic Alliances teams and directly impacts leadership capability, organisational culture, and long-term business success. You’ll work at the heart of a complex, multi-partner alliance, collaborating with senior leaders and our HR Business Partners to influence how people grow, lead, and perform with us. With the freedom to innovate, use data to drive decisions, and introduce modern development approaches, this role offers both strategic ownership and the ability to directly deliver impact—ideal for someone who wants to move beyond traditional L&D and truly shape organisational capability. **What you’ll be doing:** 🟢 Leading and evolving the People Development strategy aligned to business and alliance priorities. 🟢 Building a scalable, future-ready development ecosystem that goes beyond traditio

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