Continuous Improvement Lead

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough, Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglian Water Group Ltd. is seeking a proactive Continuous Improvement Lead to join the Water Recycling team. The role covers the Anglian Water region with regular travel to operational sites and monthly team meetings in Peterborough or Huntingdon. Circa £50,000 full-time, 37 hours per week.

You will lead investigations, coordinate improvement plans, analyse data and report findings to drive pollution reduction and environmental outcomes across our region.

Qualifications

• Experience leading business improvement, change or operational improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and communicate findings clearly.
• Excellent written communication skills, including producing detailed reports and business cases.
• Experience working with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking capability.
• The ability to remain calm and resilient when managing competing priorities.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that help reduce environmental incidents and improve operational performance.
• Coordinate and facilitate reviews following pollution events, ensuring actions are identified, tracked and delivered.
• Own and support delivery of pollution reduction improvement plans.
• Analyse complex data sets and translate findings into clear, evidence-based reports and recommendations.
• Challenge existing practices and influence positive change across multiple teams.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders.
• Support the preparation and publication of key regulatory and environmental submissions.
• Drive a culture of innovation, learning and continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Calm under pressure

Driving licence

Job description

Circa £50,000 Full Time, 37 Hours per Week Location: Anywhere across the Anglian Water region with regular travel to operational sites and monthly team meetings in Peterborough or Huntingdon Transform performance. Protect the environment. At Anglian Water, we're committed to delivering exceptional service for our customers while protecting the environment we all depend on. We're looking for a proactive and driven Continuous Improvement Lead to join our Water Recycling team and help shape the future of our pollution reduction and environmental improvement programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence business‑wide change, work alongside senior stakeholders, and play a key role in delivering regulatory and environmental outcomes that make a real difference across our region.

What you’ll be doing

As a Continuous Improvement Lead, you'll be at the heart of identifying, driving and embedding improvements across our Water Recycling business. You'll lead investigations, coordinate improvement plans, and use data‑led insights to develop meaningful solutions to operational challenges. Working closely with operational teams, analysts and stakeholders across the business, you'll:

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that help reduce environmental incidents and improve operational performance.
• Coordinate and facilitate reviews following pollution events, ensuring actions are identified, tracked and delivered.
• Own and support delivery of pollution reduction improvement plans.
• Analyse complex data sets and translate findings into clear, evidence‑based reports and recommendations.
• Challenge existing practices and influence positive change across multiple teams.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders.
• Support the preparation and publication of key regulatory and environmental submissions.
• Drive a culture of innovation, learning and continuous improvement.

What does success look like?

You’ll thrive in a fast‑paced environment where priorities can shift quickly. You’ll be comfortable balancing strategic planning with hands‑on delivery and will enjoy solving complex problems while maintaining focus on long‑term outcomes. We’re looking for someone who can confidently challenge, influence and collaborate to achieve the best results for customers, communities and the environment.

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

• Experience leading business improvement, change or operational improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and communicate findings clearly.
• Excellent written communication skills, including producing detailed reports and business cases.
• Experience working with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong problem‑solving and critical‑thinking capability.
• The ability to remain calm and resilient when managing competing priorities.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the region.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience within utilities, operational environments or regulated industries

Why Anglian Water?

People are at the heart of everything we do. In return for your expertise, you'll receive a competitive salary and benefits package, along with the opportunity to develop your career across one of the UK's largest and most innovative water companies. You'll join a supportive team where your ideas are valued, your development is encouraged, and your work genuinely contributes to protecting our environment and enhancing our customers' experience.

Closing Date: Tuesday 27th October 2026 Interviews held: 6th November 2026 Love every drop and help us build a more resilient future for our region.

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.