Water Quality Lead
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Salary:Circa 53000 depending on skills and experience
Full-time 37 hours p/w Permanent
Location:Flexible within Anglian Water region must have ability to work out of Worldwide House Peterborough two days per week.
Private health care
Virtual GP service for you and your household
Double-matched pension
Life assurance at 8 times your salary
Are you passionate about protecting public health and ensuring the highest standards of water quality Do you thrive in a leadership role where science strategy and stakeholder engagement intersect If so we have an exciting new opportunity for you to shape the future of water quality in our region.
About the Role
As theWater Quality Leadfor ourreservoir programme youll play a pivotal role in developing and delivering a comprehensivewater quality strategyaligned with theDrinking Water Safety Planning (DWSP)approach. Youll lead a team of dedicated water quality scientists ensuring that water quality risks are identified assessed and managed from source to tap throughout the lifecycle of our reservoir projects.
This is a unique opportunity to influence the design construction and operation of our new reservoirs working closely with internal teams regulators and external partners to ensure safe sustainable water for generations to come.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the creation and implementation of a robust water quality strategy across all project phases of the reservoir development.
- Lead on water quality gateway submissions ensuring all deadlines are met.
- Lead on future WRMP development on water quality expertise.
- Oversee DWSP-based risk assessments and mitigation planning.
- Manage and develop a high-performing team of scientists and advisors.
- Engage with key stakeholders including DWI RAPID Cambridge Water and scientific contractors.
- Represent Anglian Water in public consultations regulatory meetings and strategic workshops.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement in health safety and environmental performance.
About You
Were looking for a strategic thinker and experienced leader with:
- Extensive experience inwater process sciencepublic health andwater treatment.
- Drinking water safety planning experience.
- Water quality regulatory experience .
- Proven leadership coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong project management and IT capabilities.
- Apostgraduate qualificationin a relevant scientific discipline.
- Chartered membershipof a professional body (or working towards).
- A commitment to doing the right thing and building trust across all levels.
As a valued employee youll be entitled to:
- Bonus scheme
- Private health care
- Double-matched pension scheme
- 26 days annual leave rising with length of service Able to buy and sell annual leave
- Life assurance at 8 times salary
- Personal accident cover at up to 5 times salary
- Virtual GP service for you and your household
- Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Programme
Inclusion at Anglian Water:
We value the representation and diversity within our communities. Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer which means well consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression ethnic origin nationality religion or beliefs age sexual orientation disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes and were committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.
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Be part of something bigger. Help us deliver safe high-quality water to millions of people while protecting the environment for future generations.
Closing date: 19th August 2025
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Employment Type
Full-Time
