People Development Manager

People Development Manager– Drive a Greener Future with the @One Alliance
Location:Peterborough / Hybrid

Who are we?

We’re the@one Alliance–an establishedandground-breaking collaboration betweenAnglian Waterand seven industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment,Skanskaand SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

Asweenterour most ambitiousinvestmentperiod yet,we’llbe delivering an even broader range of innovative and environmentally-driven infrastructure projects – from urban drainage to nature-based solutions like constructed wetlands.

Why join us?

This is a strategic people development role with real scope to shape,buildand influence.You’llcreate the People Development approach forourAlliances, workingclosely with senior leaders to understand the business challenges ahead and turn them into practical leadership and workforce development priorities.It’sabout more than delivering programmes;it’sabout building the thinking, relationships and frameworks that help leaders develop their people, strengthenperformanceand prepare the Alliance for the demands of AMP8 and beyond.

Whatyou’llbe doing:

🟢Creatingandowning the People Development strategyfor the Alliances, making sureitresponds to business priorities, future workforceneedsandlong-term capability requirements.

🟢Acting as a trusted business partner toExecutive and senior leadership teams, using theirpriorities,challengesandambitions to shape practicalpeople developmentplans.

🟢Using workforce insight, businessdataand external trends toidentifywhere capability is needed most and where development can make the biggest difference.

🟢Building strong relationships acrossAnglian Water andpartner organisationssodevelopment prioritiesare joined up, relevant and clearly linked to businessoutcomes.

🟢Influencing senior stakeholders across a complex Alliance environment, helping leaders make confident decisions about people,capabilityand leadership development.

🟢Designing a development system that goes beyond stand-alone training, bringing together leadership, team effectiveness, skills,cultureand performance.

🟢Identifying current and future skills gapsthrough meaningfulstakeholder engagement,dataand a clear understanding of where the Alliance is heading.

🟢Leading the fulldevelopmentcycle, fromdiagnosis anddesign through todelivery,evaluationandmeasurable business impact.

🟢Bringing fresh thinking to how people learn and develop, testingnew approachesand focusing on what works in practice.

Whatyou’llbring:

✅Strongexperiencecreatingpeople development, leadershipor organisationalcapability strategiesthat are clearly linked to business priorities.

✅Experienceoperatingin a senior L&Dorpeople development role, with the confidence to shape thinking rather than simply deliver activity.

✅Excellent business partneringskills, with the ability tobuild trust, ask the right questionsand challenge senior leadersconstructively.

✅Confidence working in a complex, matrix environment where priorities, stakeholders and delivery routes need to be brought together.

✅Experiencedesigningscalable development frameworks, leadershipapproachesand capabilityplansthatcreatemeasurablevalue for thebusiness.

✅A strong understanding of organisational development, including leadership effectiveness, culture, team performance and how people development supports business change.

Our vision and values:

The @One Alliance is more than just a delivery organisation—it’sa movement.We’rea collaborative team committed to driving change and delivering sustainable outcomes for our communities. Our vision is to help Anglian Water achieve Net Zero operational carbon by 2030, while creating climate-resilient assets that willbenefitfuture generations.

We live by our values:

Build trust
Do the right thing
Always explore

Ready to help us reduce carbon, drive innovation, and deliver a sustainable future?

Apply today and be part of one of the UK’s most forward-thinking infrastructure programmes!

Closing date Friday 17th July 2026.