Commercial Lead - Third Party Agreements (Reservoirs) page is loaded## Commercial Lead - Third Party Agreements (Reservoirs)locations: Peterborough: Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R36430**Salary: Circa £90,000, depending on skills and experience****Full-time*,* with flexibility for part-time.****37 hours per week/permanent****Location: Peterborough and London - Hybrid Working 3 days in Peterborough office per week, with attendance in London as required.****Car allowance****Private health care****Double-matched pension****Virtual GP service for you and your household****Life assurance at 8 times salary****Be a part of Anglian Water’s flagship reservoirs programme**Anglian Water is delivering one of the UK’s most strategically important infrastructure programmes, we’re building two new reservoirs to help secure long-term water resilience for the East of England; securing water supplies for our communities for generations. This is complex, highly visible delivery with significant regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny, where commercial decisions made now will define programme pace, risk exposure and value for decades.As Commercial Lead – Third Party Agreements, you will set the commercial direction for third‐party interfaces across the Reservoirs Programme and lead the negotiations that unlock delivery. You’ll operate with senior mandate, securing agreements with statutory undertakers, local authorities and private organisations; protecting critical assets; shaping commercial models and positions; and governing risk and exposure. This is a role for a decisive leader who can move quickly, influence at the highest levels and deliver robust outcomes in a demanding, regulated environment.**What you’ll be doing**In this senior leadership position, you will:* Lead the commercial strategy and negotiations for third-party agreements across the Reservoirs Programme* Act as the principal commercial interface with statutory undertakers, local authorities and private entities* Shape and standardise commercial models, Heads of Terms and agreements to ensure value for money and manage long-term risk* Navigate complex regulatory and consenting environments, supporting the DCO process and infrastructure provider investment* Work closely with engineering, legal, environmental and land teams to ensure commercial outcomes are deliverable and robust* Provide clear, evidence-based advice to senior leaders on commercial risk, exposure and opportunity* Lead and develop a growing commercial team through a collaborative, accountable and high-performance culture**What you’ll bring**We’re looking for a commercial leader with:* Significant experience in complex commercial negotiations within major infrastructure or regulated environments* A strong track record of third-party agreements, asset protection or statutory undertaker interfaces* Experience working within DCO or consenting frameworks* The credibility to negotiate with organisations such as utility providers, national infrastructure bodies and private entities* Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge technical, legal and commercial perspectives* Proven leadership experience, able to unite teams around clear outcomes and shared purpose* Deliver nationally significant assets and leave a legacy of water resilience for generations* Operate at programme leadership level across strategy, risk, value and pace* Join a purpose-led organisation where commercial decisions are anchored in safety, integrity and long-term customer value* Build senior credibility on uniquely complex schemes, working shoulder-to-shoulder with leading technical, legal and delivery experts**As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:*** Personal private health care* Car allowance* Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)* Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)* Double-matched pension (maximum 6% employee contribution)* 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more* Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay* Bonus scheme* Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.**Inclusion at Anglian Water:**We value the representation & diversity within our communities. Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong. **Shape the future with us**If you’re a senior commercial leader who thrives on high-stakes negotiation, complex stakeholder environments and decisive delivery, this is your opportunity to shape the commercial outcomes of a flagship programme. Apply to lead from the front.**Closing date: Sunday 10th May****#LI-LC1**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 resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk’To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our .Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.
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