Dom Abbott

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Major Projects Governance & Assurance Lead at Anglian Water Services

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Dom is a Project Director at Anglian Water with over 15 years of experience managing complex, multi-million-pound projects across public and private sectors. He specializes in major project sponsorship, governance, and assurance, leading large multi-disciplinary teams. He holds a degree in Civil & Structural Engineering from the University of Leeds.

He is a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), a significant professional accreditation in project management.

Personality Overview

Challenger

Direct & Candid

Vision Oriented

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Major Project Governance
His current role focuses on providing strategic leadership for governance and assurance across Anglian Water's portfolio of major projects.
Water Infrastructure
He leads teams developing the future of multi-billion-pound reservoir projects, which are critical for the region's future water supply.
Benefits Management
He is actively building his team's Benefits Management capability to ensure major projects deliver real value to stakeholders.

Media Appearances

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Work History

11-2025
Major Projects Governance & Assurance Lead at Anglian Water Services
4-2023 - 11-2025
Head of PMO - Major Infrastructure at Anglian Water Services
6-2021 - 5-2023
Head of Delivery Portfolio Management at Anglian Water Services
2-2019 - 6-2021
Project Director at Atkins
9-2016 - 1-2019
Senior Project Manager at Atkins

Education

2005 - 2008
Civil & Structural Engineering from University of Leeds
APMP from UCL

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Insights For Selling To Dom

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dom is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dom

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dom move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Dom take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Dom

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