System Planner

Anglian Water Group; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

26 days annual leave

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Group is seeking a System Planner to join our established team of planners, helping identify operational risks, influence strategic decisions, and support future growth.

You will analyse data, work with operational teams and data owners, develop recommendations to mitigate risks and plan for future network needs.

We value transferable skills, strong communication, and the ability to translate insights into practical solutions across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing data and generating meaningful insights (Excel, Power BI & C55).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience building effective stakeholder relationships.
• The ability to influence and collaborate across different teams.
• Confidence working with large volumes of information and translating findings into practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and interpret data to identify current and future risks.
• Work closely with operational teams and data owners to understand trends and opportunities.
• Develop recommendations and solutions to mitigate risks and support business performance.
• Support longer-term planning by identifying emerging risks, growth requirements, and future network needs.
• Build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the business.
• Present insights and recommendations clearly and confidently to different audiences.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Excel

Power BI

C55

Job description

We're looking for a System Planner to join our established team of planners, helping to identify operational risks, influence strategic decision-making, and support future growth.

This is a highly varied role where you'll combine analytical thinking, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills to help ensure we have the right plans and solutions in place both now and for the future.

If you enjoy working with data, building relationships across a business, and turning insight into action, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

As a System Planner, you'll play a key role in understanding and managing operational and strategic risks across your region.

You’ll:

• Analyse and interpret data to identify current and future risks
• Work closely with operational teams and data owners to understand trends and opportunities
• Develop recommendations and solutions to mitigate risks and support business performance
• Support longer-term planning by identifying emerging risks, growth requirements, and future network needs
• Build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the business
• Present insights and recommendations clearly and confidently to different audiences

We're open to candidates from a variety of backgrounds who can demonstrate strong transferable skills. We're particularly interested in people who can bring:

Essential

• Experience analysing data and generating meaningful insights (Excel, Power BI & C55)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience building effective stakeholder relationships
• The ability to influence and collaborate across different teams
• Confidence working with large volumes of information and translating findings into practical solutions

Desirable

• Experience in planning, forecasting, operational analysis, or risk management
• Knowledge of infrastructure, utilities, operational planning, or similar environments
• Full UK driving licence

Our people are important to us, and we want to make sure that we reward and recognise all the great work that they do.

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

• Personal private health care
• 26 days annual leave - rising with length of service
• Flexible working
• Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle