Lead Drinking Water Scientist – Innovation & Safety

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; Remote; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension 21%

Virtual GP service

26 days annual leave

Life assurance 8x salary

Accident cover 5x salary

Family friendly leave policies

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Group Ltd. seeks a Principal Drinking Water Scientist to lead our Drinking Water Process and Network Science team. You will drive scientific excellence to ensure safe, wholesome water and regulatory compliance across the Anglian Water Region.

You will collaborate with Science Leadership, Operations, and external agencies, embedding interventions and innovations. Travel across the Anglian Water region will be required to support field teams and projects.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience at scale, with team development.
• Strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement across functions.
• Strong communication and reporting capabilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools including Excel, Power BI and Teams.
• Customer-focused mindset and adaptability.
• Background in operational/environmental science is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into water quality incidents, with root-cause analysis.
• Ensure safety and wellbeing of team; foster a safety-first culture.
• Drive proactive, data-driven interventions across the team.
• Provide scientific input across Capital Delivery, Procurement and Innovation.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Microsoft 365

Power BI

Excel

Customer focus

Adaptability

Environmental science

Health & safety

Education

Science degree

Tools

PowerBI

Microsoft 365

Job description

Anglian Water Group Ltd. seeks a Principal Drinking Water Scientist to lead our Drinking Water Process and Network Science team. You will drive scientific excellence to ensure safe, wholesome water and regulatory compliance across the Anglian Water Region.

You will collaborate with Science Leadership, Operations, and external agencies, embedding interventions and innovations. Travel across the Anglian Water region will be required to support field teams and projects.