Innovation Team Leader – Water Infrastructure

awg; Peterborough, Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking an Innovation Team Leader to shape and deliver the AMP8 Innovation Strategy. You will drive adoption of new technologies across the alliance, coordinating with engineering, construction, procurement, and performance teams to deliver practical solutions.

The role requires strategic thinking, strong stakeholder management, and a track record of turning ideas into implemented improvements. Flexible, hybrid working with travel across the Anglian Water region is available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading innovation initiatives from concept to implementation.
• Experience identifying, trialling and adopting innovative solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication skills to present ideas, risks and benefits to a wide audience.
• Experience in engineering, construction, infrastructure or operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing innovation team with a culture of curiosity and collaboration.
• Support recruitment, succession planning and learning activities.
• Champion health, safety and wellbeing across all innovation activities.
• Develop and deliver the AMP8 Innovation Strategy and future plans.
• Collaborate with engineering, construction, procurement and performance teams to identify opportunities for innovation.
• Manage innovation trials from concept through to adoption and site visits for improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Strategic thinking

Influence

Collaboration

Change management

Negotiation

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Anglian Water is seeking an Innovation Team Leader to shape and deliver the AMP8 Innovation Strategy. You will drive adoption of new technologies across the alliance, coordinating with engineering, construction, procurement, and performance teams to deliver practical solutions.

The role requires strategic thinking, strong stakeholder management, and a track record of turning ideas into implemented improvements. Flexible, hybrid working with travel across the Anglian Water region is available.