Capital Science Manager

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough, Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal private health care

Generous pension matching

Virtual GP service

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Personal accident cover

Maternity / adoption leave

Shared parental pay

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Group Ltd. seeks a Capital Science Manager to lead a team delivering scientific support for major capital projects in the East of England.

You will guide water quality strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, and work across the organisation to drive innovation and performance throughout project lifecycles. The role sits in the Strategic Science Team within the Quality Environment and Assurance Directorate and offers flexible working options, with a circa £66k salary dependent on

Qualifications

• Degree in scientific/environmental discipline required.
• Project management qualification desirable.
• Substantial experience in operational science and capital delivery.
• 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.

Education

Degree in scientific/environmental discipline

Project management qualification

Operational science and capital delivery experience

Stakeholder management and communication

Job description

Capital Science Manager

Circa £66,048 dependent on skills & experience Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexible working options Peterborough / Huntingdon

Make every drop of your potential count, join our team! 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.

Benefits

• 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 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?

• 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 #loveverydrop #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. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [e-mail]’

Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.