Mott MacDonald Bentley supports green skills development in the East of England
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Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) is proud to have supported a brand-new Green Skills Academy, alongside other @one Alliance partners working with Anglian Water, to help build a long-term pipeline of talent equipped with practical environmental skills.
Based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, the new training facility celebrated its formal opening in April. The £4.2m project has been funded in partnership by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Recycled Growth Fund, Anglian Water and their 15 @one Alliance partners (of which MMB is one), and the College of West Anglia.
The centre provides a space for local people keen to pursue a career in the environment, helping them develop key skills in water and resource efficiency, carbon reduction, renewable energy and environmental technologies. Designed with sustainability in mind, the building is powered by solar panels and includes rainwater harvesting technology to reduce water use.
Not only will the Academy help bridge the construction skills gap in the UK, but it will support the critical transition to sustainable infrastructure needed to meet the country’s net zero targets. Training is now underway, with the first full cohort of learners set to start in September 2026.
John Greenwood, operations director at MMB, commented:
“As a key partner on Anglian Water’s @one Alliance and the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA), MMB is committed to supporting local skills development, and we are delighted to have invested in the new Green Skills Academy which will benefit many people in the years to come. This important initiative marks a huge step forward in the journey to delivering fully sustainable, climate-resilient infrastructure. We look forward to continuing to collaborate as part of the @one Alliance and SPA and seeing the impact of the Academy across the region.”
Pictured: funding partners, including MMB (above left) and the new Green Skills Academy in Wisbech (above right)
You can find out more about the Green Skills Academy on the Anglian Water website.
