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Anglian Water Services

Strategic Resource Scientist - Reservoirs

Salary:  From £42,725 per annum
Location:  Huntingdon | Peterborough | United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  3 office days / week
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Strategic Resource Scientist - Reservoirs
Starting salary from £42,725 dependent on skills & experience
Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time
Huntingdon / Peterborough


Be part of a once-in-a-generation project!

Anglian Water is delivering one of the most ambitious infrastructure programmes in our history — the multi-billion-pound Reservoirs Programme, including two major new water reservoirs in the East of England: Fens and Lincolnshire.

These nationally significant projects will transform water supply across the region and secure a sustainable future for millions. We’re seeking an expert in water quality to play a pivotal role in safeguarding the drinking water quality delivered by these reservoirs — a career-defining opportunity for an experienced and passionate water quality scientist.

As the Strategic Resource Scientist (Reservoir Programme), you will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering a Water Quality Strategy for proposed reservoirs, working closely with the Reservoir Programme Team, regulators, and Anglian Water. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of water quality management, ensuring that risks to drinking water are identified, assessed, and mitigated from source to tap.

You will lead the design and implementation of a robust sampling programme, support regulatory compliance, and champion the Drinking Water Safety Planning (DWSP) approach. The role involves significant stakeholder engagement, project management, and collaboration with both internal and external partners.

Key responsibilities

  • Support the production and ongoing development of a Water Quality Strategy aligned with the DWSP approach, covering all project stages from development to operation.
  • Develop and deliver a comprehensive water quality sampling programme, ensuring compliance with Regulation 15 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016.
  • Produce and maintain water quality risk assessments, engaging with subject matter experts and updating strategies in response to emerging risks.
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Working at Anglian Water Services

Hybrid

A little flex time – depending on the team

Company benefits

25-30 days annual leave + bank holidays
Adoption leave – 26 weeks full pay
Annual bonus
Annual pay rises
Bank holiday swaps
Bike parking – Secure bike parks at main offices
Buy or sell annual leave – 5 days (pro rata'd if part time)
Car allowance
Cinema discounts
Coaching
Coffee discounts
Collaboration spaces
Company car
Compassionate leave
Critical Illness Insurance – Personal Accident cover - providing a lump sum in the case of an accident leading to injury, death or disablement at any time, whether you are on company business or not
Cycle to work scheme
Death in service
Discretionary sick pay
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice – 2 schemes available
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Employee recognition scheme
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks full pay
Enhanced pension match/contribution – Double the contribution you make up to 7% - you pay in 7%, we pay in 14%
Enhanced sick pay
Eye Care Support – Free eye tests for visual display unit (VDU) users, along with free/discounts on glasses
Faith rooms
Family health insurance – Discounted family health insurance. Available to select annually.
Fertility treatment leave
Further education support
Gym membership – Discounted gym membership
Hackathons
Health assessment
Health cash plan
Health insurance – Private Healthcare scheme including cover for pre-existing conditions
In house training
Income protection – Should you be unwell and unable to work for a period of time, the Income Replacement scheme may provide you with income for two years combined with sickness absence
Interest free loans
Learning platform
Life assurance
Life insurance – 8 times your basic annual salary
Loyalty programme – Awards for long service, along with increase in annual leave allowance
Lunch and learns
Meditation space
Menopause support
Mental health first aiders
Mental health platform access
Mental health support
Mentoring – including reverse mentoring and family leave returners
Neonatal leave
On-site catering
On-site shower
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Optional unpaid leave
Paid fostering leave – 5 days paid
Physiotherapy
Pregnancy loss leave
Private booths
Private GP service – 24/7, unlimited remote GP appointments for you and your household
Professional subscriptions
Religious celebration leave
Reservist leave
Sabbaticals
Salary sacrifice
Secure on-site parking
Shared parental leave – 26 weeks full pay
Teambuilding days
Theme park discounts
Time off in-lieu
Volunteer days

Awards & Accreditations

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  • Manage communication and stakeholder engagement, preparing reports, presentations, and ensuring alignment with engagement strategies.
  • Drive a culture of continuous improvement in Health & Safety, ensuring compliance with company policies and fostering a zero-accident culture.
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including Anglian Water, Cambridge Water, DWI, EA, RAPID, and partners.

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.

What does it take to be successful?

  • Educated to postgraduate level in a relevant scientific subject.
  • Knowledge of Regulation 28 and risk portal.
  • Experience in water process science, water quality customer service, and public health, with demonstrable expertise in water treatment and distribution.
  • Ability to think and operate both strategically and tactically.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.
  • Good IT and project management skills.
  • Commercial, business, and industry sector awareness.
  • Proven problem-solving capability and formal training/coaching ability.

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: 20th October 2026

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