Water Resources Lead Hydrologist

Salary: Circa 50k depending on skills and experience

Full-time with flexibility for part-time.

37 hours per week/permanent

Location: Flexible throughout Anglian Water region. Requirement to travel to various offices for meetings as required.

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role provides you with hybrid working with opportunity to work from any one of our office locations in the region.

Private health care

Double-matched pension

Virtual GP service for you and your household

Life assurance at 8 times salary

Join us in shaping the future of water supply in our region.
Were looking for an experienced Hydrologist with project management experience to play a pivotal role in our ambitious reservoirs project. This is one of the most significant infrastructure programmes in our history. Were developing two new reservoirs in our region to secure water resources for generations to come. As Water Resources Lead you will be part of our Strategic Asset Planning team and will take a senior technical leadership role. This is a unique opportunity to lead the development and management of a critical technical work programme that underpins the future water supply for millions.

About the role

In this high-impact role youll be responsible for building a robust evidence-based case to secure abstraction licences and other water resource-related requirements for the Fens and Lincolnshire Reservoirs. Youll act as the key technical interface between strategic planning water resources and programme delivery teams. Youll also collaborate closely with internal and external partners such as the Environment agency and Natural England.

Your Hydrology experience will combine with your leadership skills to ensure alignment across programmes technical integrity in decision-making and clear effective communication with stakeholders.

What Youll Be Doing

• Lead and coordinate the water resources technical interface across teams and partners to ensure successful delivery of the reservoirs programme.

• Develop and manage a robust programme of technical work including modelling and environmental assessments to secure abstraction licences.

• Oversee budgets contracts risk and performance related to water resources.

• Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal teams external partners and regulators.

What does it take to be a Water Resources Lead

• Proven experience in Hydrology and water resource management.

• Experience of effective project management including financial and risk management.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.

• Strong report writing skills.

• Broad understanding of the regulatory and operational environment in the water sector.

As a valued employee youll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• Double-matched pension (maximum 6% employee contribution)

• 26 days annual leave rising with length ofservice and the ability to buy more

• Excellent family friendly policies such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeingand lifestyle

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

We value the representation & 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.

Closing date: Sunday 11th January 2026