Instrumentation Asset Manager

Anglian Water Services; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Regulatory Instrumentation Asset Manager to lead their new Catchment Flow Compliance Team. This pivotal role involves overseeing a team responsible for flow monitoring systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving environmental improvements. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, operational engineering experience, and a commitment to sustainable water management. If you are ready to lead with purpose and make a difference, we invite you to apply.

Benefits

Car allowance

Personal private health care

Virtual GP service

Double-matched pension scheme

Life assurance at 8 times salary

26 days annual leave

Flexible benefits to support wellbeing and lifestyle

Bonus scheme

Paid time off for illness

Excellent Family Leave package

Qualifications

• Appropriate professional qualification or membership of professional body.
• Track record of building and managing productive, credible business relationships.
• Experience analysing data sets for operational insight.
• Experience of negotiating between multiple stakeholders.
• Good Working knowledge of Water Recycling assets and processes.
• Experience of working in an operational engineering environment.
• Experience of wastewater company business including Regulation, Asset Management and WW Operations.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Street works / NRSWA experience, operative or supervisor.
• Good knowledge of the AWS business.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a high-performing team of instrumentation technicians.
• Managing the maintenance lifecycle of regulatory instruments, including calibration, fault diagnosis, and repair.
• Collaborating with catchment and operational teams to support data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in asset performance and maintenance strategies.
• Supporting innovation and the adoption of new technologies in instrumentation and monitoring.

Skills

Team leadership

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Operational engineering

Knowledge of Water Recycling assets

Education

Professional qualification or membership of professional body

Job description

Salary: £48,000 - 52,000 , depending on skills and experience

Permanent, 37 hours p/w

Location: Milton Keynes, Northampton, Bedford . Flexible base location in the South of the Anglian Water region, with travel between sites expected.

Hybrid working available - 2/3 days on site a week.

Car allowance

Personal private health care

Virtual GP service for you and your household

Double-matched pension scheme

Life assurance at 8 times salary

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for developing people and protecting the environment? We’re building a new Catchment Flow Compliance Team and are looking for Front Line Managers to lead and inspire our technical staff. In this pivotal role, you’ll oversee teams responsible for maintaining and optimising flow monitoring systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving improvements that reduce environmental spills. We’re seeking proactive, people-focused leaders who thrive in dynamic environments and are committed to continuous improvement. If you're ready to lead with purpose and help shape a more sustainable future for river and coastal health, we’d love to hear from you.

About the team

We are a specialist instrumentation team working alongside a dedicated group of specialists at the forefront of ensuring flow compliance across our water recycling asset base. We take full ownership of flow compliance, offering expert advice and actionable insights to support operational teams and drive performance.

Our work spans across monitoring and reporting against key flow compliance metrics, conducting in-depth investigations, and delivering both tactical and strategic interventions to restore and maintain compliance in underperforming assets. With a strong focus on collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, we play a critical role in protecting the environment and supporting sustainable water management.

About the Role

As a Regulatory Instrumentation Asset Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team that maintains , validates, and embeds reliable flow monitoring instrumentation across our Water Recycling Infrastructure . Your responsibilities will include resource management, stakeholder engagement, asset management and Health, safety and wellbeing ,

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading and developing a high-performing team of instrumentation technicians.

• Managing the maintenance lifecycle of regulatory instruments, including calibration, fault diagnosis, and repair.

• Collaborating with catchment and operational teams to support data integrity and reporting accuracy.

• Contribute to continuous improvement in asset performance and maintenance strategies.

• Supporting innovation and the adoption of new technologies in instrumentation and monitoring.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Appropriate professional qualification or membership of professional body

• Track record of building and managing productive, credible business relationships with colleagues and managers

• Experience analysing data sets for operational insight

• Experience of negotiating between multiple stakeholders

• Good Working knowledge of Water Recycling assets and processes

• Experience of working in an operational engineering environment

• Experience of wastewater company business (incl. Regulation, Asset Management and WW Operations).

• Experience of leading a team

• Street works / NRSWA experience, operative or supervisor

• Good knowledge of the AWS business

Join us and make a difference in how we manage and optimize our water recycling operations. Apply now and be part of a team that is dedicated to innovation and excellence!

I nclusion at Anglian Water

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.

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

• Personal private health care including physiotherapy

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household

• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

• Life Assurance at 8 times your salary

• Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary

• Paid time off if you’re physically or mentally unwell

• An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies

Closing date: Sunday 3rd August