Data & Systems Manager

Anglian Water Services; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Annual leave up to 26 days

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Data and Systems Manager to lead a centralised performance data team across the AW Region. You will manage systems, procurement information, and data analysis, delivering management information to plan, monitor, and control outputs.

Reporting to Alliance leadership, you will oversee standards for data capture, GDPR compliance, and reporting processes, collaborating with stakeholders to drive data-driven decisions across the IMR Water Recycling Alliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical competence in a relevant field.
• Proven leadership of data migration on major ERP/SAP programmes.
• Recognised project/programme management qualification (PRINCE2/APM).
• Strong planning, prioritisation, and delivery focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a centralised performance data team and manage alliance systems.
• Develop and maintain best-for-task analytics and reporting across all five partners.
• Ensure master data management across the IMR WR Alliance for compliance and insights.
• Ensure GDPR compliance in data and reporting procedures.
• Capture and share data with the Cost Capture system (C55).
• Provide tailored, performance-focused reports for forums and steering groups.
• Collaborate across the organisation to align data decisions with strategy.

Skills

Planning & delivery

Stakeholder communication

Coaching & mentoring

Agile / Waterfall methods

Leadership of data migration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP / SAP

Job description

Data and Systems Manager

Location: Across AW Region

Working Hours:Full-time / 37 hours

Salary:circa £71,000

Who are we?

Join the team that keeps water flowing and communities thriving.

At Anglian Water, we know that every drop counts — and behind every reliable service is a team of dedicated people making it happen. Our Integrated Maintenance and Repair Water Recycling Alliance is vital for servicing and enhancing our sewer network, repairing bursts, building intelligence and reducing risk for our customers and the environment.

We are looking for a proactive and self-motivated individual, excited to make continual improvements in how we deliver our services. In this role, you will help the Alliance Senior leadership through systems, procurement information management, and data analysis, leading a team to provide the management information we need to effectively plan, monitor, and control our outputs.

What you will be doing as our Data and Systems Manager

This role willbe responsible fordeveloping and leading a high-performing centralised performance data team. A key output of this role will be the management of all systems and supporting those using them, to oversee the application of AWS procurement practices and compliance for the Alliance, and to develop and implement a robust standardised business reporting and data capture processes, and to support all partners to increase and build on the effectiveness of delivery across the IMR Water Recycling Alliance.

The Data and Systems Manager will work with a wide variety of stakeholders and systems across Anglian Water business functions, key Alliance leadership, Water RecyclingOperationsand other supporting functions toidentifyand prioritise data requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Challenge current structure,processesand activities toidentifyopportunity for improvement and optimisation.
• Working alongside Alliance senior leadership and to the Commercial Performance Manager to design, implementandmaintainabest-for-taskanalyticsand reportingstructureacrossall 5 Alliancepartners
• Accountable forthe function of master data cross the IMR WR Alliance, providing regulatory,compliance, operational and commercialinsightsand data capture processes.
• Ensure that the data and reporting procedurescomply withGDPR legislation.
• Ensure thatwe are capturing and sharingaccurateand complete datawith the Cost Capture system (C55).
• Manage the outputs of the alliance systems to give meaningful insightsand reports tocreate clear improvementactivities with our operational teams.
• Provide tailoredperformance-focused reports to our different forumsand steering groupsto drive a data-driven approach to the way those forumsoperate.
• Work across the organisation, ensuring a collaborative approach to business decisions, making good judgements that align with our strategic aims.

Key Skills & Behaviours

• Excellent planning, prioritisation, and delivery focus – working to agile or waterfall planning techniques.
• Bachelor's degree (BSc, BA(Business) or BEng) or an equivalent experience to ensure a solid technical competence
• Proven leadership of data migration on major ERP / SAP Programmes
• Recognised project/programme management qualification (PRINCE2/APM)
• Provide leadership on business case formulation to support and enable strategic change
• Excellent planning, prioritisation, and delivery focus – working to agile or waterfall planning techniques
• Strong presentation skills and able to translate and communicate complex information to various audiences
• Strong coaching and team development capability

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care
• Up to 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service
• Flexible working
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

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.

If you feel you have what it takes to add value to the team, then

Closing Date: 12th October 2026