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Position: Performance Business Partner

Location: Peterborough (With Hybrid Working)

Salary Guide: £55,000 Plus Excellent Package

Our client is a leading Engineering Contractor which operates throughout the UK delivering projects within the water sector and they have a new opportunity for an Performance Business Partner for their offices/projects in the Anglian Water region.

This is hybrid position, based from their office in Peterborough for 2-3 days per week and will be supporting an Alliance for Anglian Water's largest capital programme to deliver circa £9bn of projects over the next 5 years.

You will responsible for driving business performance by providing strategic insights, and operational support to key stakeholders. These functions will monitor, sustain and improve performance of throughout the Alliance. Working with the Performance & Change Manager and Executive Leaders across the business this role will encourage improvement and enable outperformance to be delivered. This role will ensure consistent, effective, efficient performance management and reporting to enable the Alliance to maximise efficiency to realise opportunities and minimise risk.

Key responsibilities:

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.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

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.

Keywords: Performance Change, Business Performance, Change Management, Change Manager, Performance Assessment, Data Analysis, Training and Coaching, Project Management, Programme Management, Improvement Projects, Analytics, Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement

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