Head of Business Improvement Strategy and Optimisation

2 weeks ago

Thorpe Wood House, United Kingdom Anglian Water Services Full time £84,000 - £105,000 per year

Up to £105k pa dependent on skills and experience

Permanent

Full Time

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your base location will be Peterborough.

Doing The Right Thing

We have a new opportunity for someone to join our Water Recycling Operations (WRO) team to use their expertise in creating a high performing business team and deliver extensive business efficiencies across programmes of work, reducing waste and cost and delivering enhancements to our processes.

You will be part of the WRO Senior Leadership Team and will be accountable for the development and delivery of an improvement strategy which takes our ambitious Directorate to an industry leading position in relation to environmental enhancement, value for money and customer service.

You will work alongside other senior leadership teams, partnering with our specialists and using external benchmarking to create strong business cases and lead our  change programmes.  The breadth of opportunity cuts across process, asset optimisation and new innovations, productivity and quality, and will require strong focus on adoption through engagement and performance frameworks.

You will be part of a cross business community providing leadership, collaboration and input whilst working with specialists across our business.  You will be a role model for innovation, collaboration and curiosity across the leadership team, bringing your energy and critical thinking to our teams and forums.

What does it take to be Head of Business Improvement and Optimisation?

  • Significant experience in a senior operational role with proven leadership skills
  • Proven experience in risk assessment, operational decision making and working in dynamic situations
  • Demonstrable experience driving cost and process enhancements across a number of business teams
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to adapt, challenge and change
  • Innovative thinker with the ability to deliver ideas into business practice
  • Collaborative team member who is able to bring people with them
  • Proven excellent presentation and communication skills across different audiences
  • Previous experience of delivering large projects/programmes

As a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:

  • Full private healthcare with no excess
  • 30 days leave, + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
  • A flexible working culture
  • Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up with an employer contribution up to a maximum of 12%
  • Life Assurance at eight times your salary
  • Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Lots of great discounts
  • Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
  • Paid time off when you're physically and mentally unwell
  • An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family
  • Company car or car cash allowance based on market value - conditions apply

Opportunities are open to all suitably qualified candidates.

Closing date: 20 March 2022

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