Capital Science Manager

Anglian Water Services; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension scheme (21% total)

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Capital Science Manager in the Peterborough area to lead a scientific team supporting water resource projects addressing regional challenges. You will oversee water quality strategies, regulatory compliance, and project lifecycles across both infrastructure and non-infrastructure programmes.

Based in Peterborough/Huntingdon, you will guide the Strategic Science Team within the Quality Environment and Assurance Directorate, ensuring collaboration with

Qualifications

• Degree in scientific/environmental discipline.
• Project management qualification.
• Substantial experience in operational science and capital delivery.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and develop technical teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strategic, adaptable and customer-focused.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientific support for pan-alliance delivery.
• Ensure Regulation 31 compliance and continuous improvement.
• Engage with business stakeholders and analytical services.
• Develop and implement team strategies and professional development.
• Manage budgets and collaborate across the organisation.

Skills

Operational science

Capital delivery

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Degree in scientific/environmental discipline

Project management qualification

Job description

Capital Science Manager

Circa £66,048 Dependent On Skills & Experience

Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexible working options

Peterborough / Huntingdon

As Capital Science Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading the team providing scientific support to projects addressing the significant water resource challenges facing the East of England. With Anglian Water’s Water Resources Management Plan forecasting a 38% reduction in water supply by 2050, you will be at the forefront of developing and implementing innovative solutions. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to influence major programmes from their early stages, providing water quality strategies and oversight to ensure compliance and excellence throughout the project lifecycle.

Sitting in the Strategic Science Team in the Quality Environment and Assurance Directorate, you will lead the team providing scientific support across the lifecycle of drinking water infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects. You’ll ensure support is tailored to delivery vehicles, collaborate across the business, and drive innovation and continuous improvement. Your expertise will help shape the future of water supply in the region, ensuring that all regulatory and non-regulatory requirements are met and that stakeholder engagement is aligned with Anglian Water’s high standards. You will be responsible for having oversight in reviewing and agreeing the scope of water quality sampling programmes and provide forward view and key liaison with our analytical laboratory services team.

You’ll manage team capacity, foster a culture of development, and act as an escalation point for programme blockers, supporting incidents and events as part of Anglian Water Force.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead scientific support for pan-alliance delivery.
• Ensure Regulation 31 compliance and continuous improvement.
• Engage with business stakeholders and analytical services.
• Develop and implement team strategies and professional development.
• Manage budgets and collaborate across the organisation.

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
• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
• Life assurance (up to 8 × salary)
• Personal accident cover (up to 5 × 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?

• Degree in scientific/environmental discipline; project management qualification.
• Substantial experience in operational science and capital delivery.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and develop technical teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strategic, adaptable, and customer-focused.

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: 23rd September 2026