Performance Business Partner

Performance Business Partner – Drive a Greener Future with the @One Alliance
Location: Peterborough / Hybrid

Who are we?
We’re the @one Alliance – a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and seven industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

As we prepare for AMP8, our most ambitious period yet, we’ll be 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?
At @one Alliance, we don’t just aim to meet expectations—we strive to outperform them. As a Performance Business Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction and operational success of a high-performing alliance.

You’ll work closely with Executive Leaders and the Performance & Change Manager to drive continuous improvement and deliver meaningful results. This is your opportunity to be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team, where your insights will directly impact performance, efficiency, and long-term success. Join us in making a real difference—helping us maximise opportunities, minimise risk, and deliver outstanding outcomes across the business.

What you’ll be doing:

• Drive Business Performance - Act as a strategic business partner, delivering data-driven insights and recommendations to support leadership teams in improving performance and achieving business goals.
• Monitor and Report KPIs - Lead the tracking, analysis, and reporting of key performance indicators across business units, ensuring alignment with overall strategic objectives.
• Lead Performance Reviews - Facilitate regular performance reviews, identify areas for improvement, and coordinate action plans to support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Deliver Advanced Analytics - Develop and apply analytical models—including predictive analytics, AI, and machine learning—to identify trends, generate insights, and support operational decision-making.
• Ensure Data Integrity and Automation - Design and manage automated data flows, ensuring clean, accurate, and accessible data through a common warehouse to support a "one version of the truth" approach.
• Develop BI Tools and Reporting Solutions - Create and maintain a live suite of business intelligence tools and reports that enable self-service access and support timely decision-making.
• Lead and Develop Team Members - Manage, coach, and support reporting analysts and apprentices, fostering skill development, training, and growth within the team.
• Manage Stakeholder Relationships - Collaborate across teams and maintain effective communication with key stakeholders to ensure alignment, integration, and delivery of performance strategy.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience of working in a performance Environment developing a performance reporting framework and development of reporting software.
• Financial analytical capability in a project environment. 
• Experience of guiding and developing teams—fostering a culture of trust, growth, and shared success.
• A natural collaborator who thrives on building strong, trust-based relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• A confident communicator who can covert complexity into concise, engaging messages—tailored to resonate with diverse stakeholder groups.

Our vision and values:

The @One Alliance is more than just a delivery organisation—it’s a movement. We’re a 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 will benefit future 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 help us shape a safer, smarter, and more sustainable future.

Closing date: 24 November 2026