Water Process Science Manager
Water Process Science Manager Circa £69,000 dependent on skills and experience plus car allowance Permanent, full time (37 hours per week) - We may offer part time/flexible working depending on the role requirements, this can be discussed openly at interview Huntingdon / Peterborough / Grafham / Lincolnshire / Grantham / Northampton / Rutland Lead the Science behind safe, high-quality water!
Do you have a passion for water quality, scientific excellence, and leading high-performing teams? We're looking for a Water Process Science Manager to lead a team of scientific professionals dedicated to delivering the highest standards of drinking water quality across our region.
This is a rewarding opportunity to combine scientific expertise, people leadership, risk management, and operational support to ensure customers receive safe, wholesome water every day. You'll play a critical role in protecting water quality from source to tap, driving continuous improvement, supporting capital investment programmes, and influencing business-wide decision making.
Key responsibilities Leading and developing a high-performing, inclusive scientific team that shares knowledge, expertise and best practice Ensuring the optimum quality of drinking water is produced across our water treatment works through proactive scientific oversight and intervention Driving a "source to supply" approach to water quality management, using site-based investigations and data-led analysis to identify trends, opportunities and risks Providing expert scientific support to operational teams, senior stakeholders and capital delivery programmes Owning and leading the Drinking Water Safety Planning (DWSP) process and associated Risk Portal Managing risk assessments, ensuring effective mitigation plans are implemented and maintained Leading the Water Quality Action Plan process, ensuring risks are identified, recorded, monitored and effectively controlled Supporting business resilience through proactive risk management and rapid response to emerging water quality issues Managing team resources, budgets and workload allocation to ensure delivery of business priorities and value for money Participating in a regional out-of-hours standby rota to support operational incidents and business continuity We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to: Personal private health care Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21% 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household A car allowance 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more Life assurance (up to 8 x salary) Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary) 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 and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle. What does it take to be successful?
Educated to a degree level in a relevant scientific subject or equivalent qualification Experience of water process or asset science Evidence of team leadership and management Able to critically evaluate information to take tactical or strategic action Interpersonal skills to build rapport with operational colleagues, whilst being able to communicate actions required effectively Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Full UK driving license and willingness to work across operational sites Inclusion at Anglian Water: Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll 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 we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.
Closing date: Monday 23rd November 2026 Interview dates: 3rd and 4th December 2026 #loveeverydrop #LI-MS1 We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers.
We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process.
If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.
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