Water Program Lead: Technical Solutions, Hybrid

Anglian Water Services; Peterborough, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Double-matched pension

Life assurance

Job summary

Anglian Water Services seeks a Technical Solutions Manager to lead the reservoirs programme from construction through to operation, ensuring safe, resilient drinking water supply. You will manage strategy, governance and cross-disciplinary delivery across water resources, licensing and safety planning, reporting to the Technical Solutions directorate and collaborating with regulators and partners.

The role focuses on translating complex requirements into practical plans, safeguarding costs,

Qualifications

• Significant project or programme management experience.
• Leadership experience, setting direction and building teams.
• Knowledge or practical experience of drinking water quality and water resources.
• Understanding of abstraction licences and licensing impact on planning and delivery.
• Experience of drinking water safety planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy, structures and processes to fill, commission and bring reservoirs into water supply.
• Lead the water quality and water resources workstreams, providing clear direction across the programme.
• Translate regulatory and operational requirements into practical delivery plans, budgets and schedules.
• Manage delivery against scope, cost, programme, quality and safety requirements, resolving issues.
• Ensure abstraction licensing, drinking water safety planning and operational readiness are incorporated into decisions.
• Establish governance, risk, change and performance-management across workstreams.
• Build alignment between technical specialists, operational teams, delivery partners, regulators and stakeholders.
• Provide reporting and assurance to senior leaders and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Programme management

Leadership

Water resources

Drinking water quality

Abstraction licensing

Risk management

Cost management

Scheduling

Job description

Anglian Water Services seeks a Technical Solutions Manager to lead the reservoirs programme from construction through to operation, ensuring safe, resilient drinking water supply. You will manage strategy, governance and cross-disciplinary delivery across water resources, licensing and safety planning, reporting to the Technical Solutions directorate and collaborating with regulators and partners.

The role focuses on translating complex requirements into practical plans, safeguarding costs,