Engineering Standards Engineer – Water & Infrastructure Design Thorpe Wood House, Cambridgeshire Posted 22 hours ago

Anglian Water Group; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal private healthcare

Life cover

26 days’ annual leave

Flexible working options

Pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Group is seeking an Engineering Standards Engineer for Water & Infrastructure Design in Peterborough. The role sits in a hybrid setup with an emphasis on developing and updating standards, specifications, and design guidance to guide projects across the business.

You will work with engineering, procurement and operations to ensure standards are practical, compliant and continuously improved as part of a £3bn investment programme.

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience in engineering design or infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of construction processes and technical standards.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update engineering standards, specifications and design guidance.
• Support standard product development and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement and operational teams.
• Support governance and ensure standards are practical and compliant.

Skills

Engineering design

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

## Engineering Standards Engineer – Water & Infrastructure DesignApply: Thorpe Wood House: Full time: Posted Today: R40794**Location:** Peterborough (Hybrid) **Salary:** £44,328 **Our Team**Anglian Water is investing £3bn in infrastructure across the East of England. Our Asset Standards Team ensures everything we build is safe, efficient and sustainable by defining our engineering standards and standard products. **The Role**This role is ideal for a **Design or Infrastructure Engineer** looking to broaden their impact.Rather than delivering designs, you’ll use your experience to **develop and improve standards, specifications and standard products** that guide projects across the business. **Important – Please Read Before Applying**This role requires **experience in engineering design or infrastructure delivery**. If you do not have this background, this position is unlikely to be suitable. **Key Responsibilities*** Develop and update engineering standards, specifications and design guidance* Support standard product development and continuous improvement* Collaborate with engineering, procurement and operational teams* Support governance and ensure standards are practical and compliant **What We’re Looking For****Essential:*** Degree (or equivalent experience) in an engineering discipline* Experience in **engineering design or infrastructure projects*** Understanding of construction processes and technical standards* Strong communication and problem-solving skills **Desirable:*** Water, utilities or regulated infrastructure experience* Exposure to standards, specifications or governance processes **Application Requirement**Please include a short supporting statement (max 1 page) covering:* Your experience in engineering design or infrastructure projects* Any experience with standards, specifications or design guidance* How your skills align if you don’t meet all requirements* Why you are excited to work for Anglian Water and shape our future standards **Applications without this information may not be progressed.** **Why Join Us*** Influence how major infrastructure is designed and delivered* Work on a £3bn investment programme* Develop your career in a collaborative, supportive team **Working Arrangements**Hybrid working with an average of 2–3 days per week in our Peterborough office, plus occasional site visits. **Benefits**As a valued employee, you’ll receive:* Personal private healthcare* Life cover – 8x annual salary paid to dependents* 26 days’ annual leave (rising with service) plus bank holidays, with flexibility to swap for alternative religious holidays* Flexible working options* Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 7%* Annual bonus scheme* Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle **Closing Date: 18th November 2026****#loveeverydrop**### About UsWe 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]’To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our Privacy Notice.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.