Maintenance Delivery Engineer

Anglian Water Services; Cottenham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension plan

Virtual GP

Annual leave 26 days

Life assurance

Accident cover

Parental leave

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking an experienced technical specialist to support Maintenance Delivery, System Optimisation and operational teams across the Anglian Water region. You will analyse pressure, flow and asset data to drive maintenance priorities and performance improvements.

With strong engineering knowledge and stakeholder management, you will champion data-led decision making, maintain asset information, and help deliver proactive maintenance programmes while seeking cost

Qualifications

• Experience within water network operations, maintenance, asset management or a related engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of water distribution systems, pressure management and control valve operation.
• Experience analysing operational, pressure and flow data to support decision making and performance improvements.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to identify practical engineering solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support and engineering expertise to Maintenance Delivery, System Optimisation and operational teams.
• Identifying opportunities to improve the performance, reliability and maintenance of PRVs and wider control valve assets.
• Analysing pressure, flow and operational data to identify maintenance priorities and optimisation opportunities.
• Supporting the planning and delivery of proactive maintenance programmes across the control valve estate.
• Managing and maintaining data relating to asset performance, maintenance activities and optimisation.
• Working collaboratively with internal teams, contractors and suppliers to minimise network and customer impact during maintenance and improvement activities.
• Supporting the implementation of new optimisation schemes and facilitating smooth handovers into operational maintenance.
• Driving improvements in maintenance processes, reporting and ways of working through data-led decision making.
• Supporting governance and data quality activities, ensuring asset information and monitoring systems remain accurate and aligned to company standards.
• Identifying opportunities for cost efficiencies, improved asset performance and enhanced operational effectiveness across the maintenance workstream.
• Developing and maintaining monitoring, alarm and reporting systems for PRV controllers and associated equipment.
• Championing continuous improvement, innovation and best practice across the business.

Skills

Water network operations

Asset management

Data analysis

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Process improvement

IT systems

Education

NRSWA Accreditation

GCSEs including Maths and English

Water industry qualifications (Distribution Control NVQ / Leakage Control NVQ / BPEC)

Tools

Monitoring platforms

Asset data systems

Job description

Salary: Circa £50,000

Location(s): Flexible across Anglian Water region
Permanent, Full-time (With flexibility for part-time)

What you'll be doing

• Providing technical support and engineering expertise to Maintenance Delivery, System Optimisation and operational teams.
• Identifying opportunities to improve the performance, reliability and maintenance of PRVs and wider control valve assets.
• Analysing pressure, flow and operational data to identify maintenance priorities and optimisation opportunities.
• Supporting the planning and delivery of proactive maintenance programmes across the control valve estate.
• Managing and maintaining data relating to asset performance, maintenance activities and optimisation opportunities.
• Working collaboratively with internal teams, contractors and suppliers to minimise network and customer impact during maintenance and improvement activities.
• Supporting the implementation of new optimisation schemes and facilitating smooth handovers into operational maintenance.
• Driving improvements in maintenance processes, reporting and ways of working through data-led decision making.
• Supporting governance and data quality activities, ensuring asset information and monitoring systems remain accurate and aligned to company standards.
• Identifying opportunities for cost efficiencies, improved asset performance and enhanced operational effectiveness across the maintenance workstream.
• Developing and maintaining monitoring, alarm and reporting systems for PRV controllers and associated equipment.
• Championing continuous improvement, innovation and best practice across the business.

What we're looking for

• Experience within water network operations, maintenance, asset management or a related engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of water distribution systems, pressure management and control valve operation.
• Experience analysing operational, pressure and flow data to support decision making and performance improvements.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to identify practical engineering solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams.
• Experience managing asset data, performance information and reporting tools.
• Good understanding of health, safety and compliance requirements within an operational environment.
• Strong IT and systems skills, including experience working with asset, maintenance or monitoring platforms.
• Ability to identify opportunities for process improvement and implement more efficient ways of working.
• NRSWA Accreditation. (Essential)
• GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English. (Essential)
• Water industry qualifications such as Distribution Control NVQ, Leakage Control NVQ or BPEC Water Supply Regulations qualification. (Desirable)
• Experience with PRV optimisation, network performance improvement programmes or control valve maintenance. (Desirable)
• NRSWA Supervisor, Water Hygiene or Confined Spaces qualifications. (Desirable)

Ready to make a difference?

If you’re passionate about sustainability and want to influence one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes, we’d love to hear from you.

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care
• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and working culture 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.

Closing date: 18/08/2026

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