Options Developer

Salary Circa 45k salary depending on skills and experience

Permanent 37 Hours a week

Location: Peterborough or Huntingdon

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach this role provides you with hybrid working. Depending on your location you could be based anywhere within the region but with regular travel to Peterborough and Huntingdon. There will also be occasional travel to operational sites.

Join Our Team as a Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP) Options Developer Shape the Long-Term Future of Water Recycling Planning

Are you ready to make a lasting impact on how we shape and future-proof our water recycling services As a DWMP Options Developer youll be tackling some of the biggest challenges facing our regions water recycling systems. From climate resilience to sustainable growth youll help develop real-world solutions that deliver value for customers protect the environment and drive long-term change.

Working within our Strategic Asset Planning team you will explore and develop a wide range of water recycling options which could range from nature-based solutions to new infrastructure such as new water recycling centres. These new innovative integrated options will shape the narrative for the Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP29) a 25 year statutory plan that sets our water recycling strategy from 2030 and our regulatory business plan submission for PR29.

This isnt just about planning on paper; its much more than that. Youll collaborate across the business with consultants and stakeholders to bring these water recycling options to life by developing their technical feasibility costing them contributing to risk and value sessions supporting design and delivery and fielding technical queries from our regulations with confidence. Youll champion smart joined-up thinking and push for innovation ensuring our solutions work in practice not just in theory.

To do this were looking for someone with solid water recycling or planning experience a knack for leading high-impact projects end-to-end with an innovative mindset focused on getting it right first time. With plenty of room for innovation and autonomy this role offers the chance to stretch your skills lead new thinking and contribute directly to Anglian Waters future.

If youre passionate about using your technical expertise to make a tangible difference and thrive in a role where no two days are the same this is your opportunity to help shape a smarter more resilient water future.

Key Accountabilities:

• Investigation & Evaluation
  Drive technical investigations to assess current and future needs of water recycling systems. Guide innovation through workshops site inspections data gathering and analysis to identify cost-effective resilient and customer-focused solutions.

• Options Development
  Create and evaluate water recycling options with detailed scopes cost estimates risk analysis and carbon impact assessments. Ensure robust development of multiple options and communicate them clearly across the business.

• Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
  Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to build consensus on solutions. Lead reporting for the DWMP submission and present strategies to regulators and partners to secure feedback and support.

• Business Plan Integration & Delivery Readiness
  Work cross-functionally to align DWMP options with business planning and asset delivery. Ensure proposed solutions integrate seamlessly into corporate systems such as C55 are operationally viable and contribute to a strong PR29 submission.

• Technical Support Across Projects
  Provide expert input across other water recycling initiatives including reviewing consultant outputs writing scopes of work and supporting stakeholder engagement to ensure high technical standards are maintained.

What Were Looking For:

Were after a motivated expert with a strong engineering or project management background ideally with:

• Relevant engineering experience or qualification

• Experience in technical planning or operations in water recycling

• Familiarity with cost estimating risk and value techniques and business risk analysis

Youll Also Bring:

• Sharp analytical and strategic thinking

• A natural ability to communicate influence and challenge at all levels

• A collaborative mindset with confidence to drive change and innovation

• Strong report writing and storytelling skills to bring ideas to life

• Independence initiative and the want to stretch yourself and others to deliver great outcomes

As a valued employee youll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• 26 days annual leave rising with length of service

• Flexible working

• Competitive pension scheme Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

Closing date: 9th July 2025

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