Provide strategic leadership and technical authority for all commissioning across Anglian Water’s entire capital delivery portfolio
Lead the commissioning delivery for @one Alliance & SPA, managing a team of 42+ commissioning professionals
Set the commissioning strategy, methodology, standards and governance across Anglian Water’s capital delivery portfolio
Provide strategic commissioning advisory and capability development for the IOS Alliance and Major Infrastructure programmes
Act as executive-level interface with Operations, Capital Delivery, Regulators and Programme Delivery Partners
Ensure full compliance with DWI, Environment Agency and Ofwat requirements, driving high-quality operational handover
Own and author Anglian Water’s enterprise commissioning process and procedures, embedding consistency, quality and continuous improvement
Provide technical assurance across commissioning, including FAT / SAT, Integrated System Testing and operational transition
Lead commissioning capability development, succession planning and talent pipeline creation across Anglian Water and its delivery partners
Maintain strong budgetary and commercial oversight, with influence over £260m+ annual commissioning assurance and sign-off
Champion Safer Every Day, promoting excellence in Health, Safety, Wellbeing and process safety across all commissioning activities.

Significant senior-level experience leading commissioning within major regulated infrastructure programmes
Deep technical knowledge across M&E, I&C, process treatment and complex system integration
Proven experience operating as a technical authority, setting standards and providing enterprise-wide assurance
Strong leadership capability with experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams
Confidence engaging with executive stakeholders, regulators and delivery partners
A strong safety-led mindset, with a commitment to zero-defect commissioning and operational readiness.

Principal Commissioning Manager

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