Circa £35k, salary depending on skills and experience
Full time, with the flexibility for part-time
12 Month Fixed – Term Contract
Hybrid working: Peterborough with the expectation of 3 days in the office
Be the driving force behind the Commercial Director—keeping priorities on track and programmes moving forward.
Play a pivotal role at the heart of our Major Infrastructure Delivery (MID) business as the trusted partner to the Commercial Director. In this fast-paced, front-line position, you’ll be instrumental in keeping critical programmes running seamlessly—supporting high-profile initiatives such as Coastal Waters, Programme Delivery Partner, and the Major Projects Framework.
Working closely with the Director and senior leadership team, you’ll bring structure, organisation, and energy to a dynamic environment, ensuring priorities stay on track and key activities are delivered effectively. Alongside executive support, you’ll also contribute to project coordination and people-focused processes, helping to drive efficiency, collaboration, and a well-run office function.
What you’ll be doing
Acting as a trusted right-hand support to the Commercial Director, managing a complex diary, prioritising commitments and ensuring they’re fully prepared for meetings and key activities
Keeping things running smoothly day-to-day by handling communications, preparing high-quality documents and presentations, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks
Coordinating meetings, capturing actions and tracking progress to support delivery across the commercial function
Building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, confidently acting as a first point of contact and representing the Director in a professional and approachable way
Playing a key role in people and organisational activities, including onboarding new starters, supporting internal processes, and helping deliver team events and initiatives
Supporting the wider commercial team with diary management, meeting coordination and general administrative support
Organising travel, events and logistics, often managing changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Helping maintain an efficient, well-organised office environment, ensuring systems, resources and processes are in place to support the team
What we’re looking for a candidate with:
Proven experience in a PA or senior administrative role, supporting senior leaders in a fast-paced environment
Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and pace
Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, able to build relationships and work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
Professional, discreet and diplomatic, with strong judgement and a sensitive, customer-focused approach
Proactive and self-motivated, with the initiative to anticipate needs and respond flexibly to changing demands
Strong administrative and IT skills, including Microsoft Office and working with spreadsheets
Experience supporting people-related processes or activities would be advantageous
A collaborative team player with a positive, adaptable approach
We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
Personal private health care
Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
25 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
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 and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
Why apply
Join a fast-paced, high-impact team where you’ll work closely with senior leaders and play a key role in delivering major infrastructure programmes. This is a career-defining opportunity to make a real difference every day.
Closing date: 16th July 2026
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Anglian Water supply water and water recycling services to more than six million domestic and business customers in the east of England and Hartlepool. Our services are at the heart of every single family and community in our region. We clean water to the highest standard, deliver it to millions of homes, and carefully manage it to ensure it never runs out.
We’re the largest water and water recycling company in England and Wales by geographic area. We’re also one of the driest regions in the country, with just 600 millimetres of rain each year, on average a third less than the rest of England. In fact some areas have a lower annual rainfall than Jerusalem. That’s why it’s vital that we look after the water that we’ve got.
