Bioresources Lead Tech (Permitting)

Job Description

Circa £45,000 depending on skills and experience

12-month Secondment, Full time, with flexibility for part-time

Location: Cotton Valley, Milton Keynes

Monday – Friday, 37 hours a week + Overtime Available

Test the water and explore a new career!

Bioresources is a subset of our overall Water Recycling process, with the treatment of wastewater all feeding into 10 Sludge Treatment Centres. Using advanced anaerobic digestion processes we can derive valuable products, such as the generation of renewable energy in the form of Biogas which can be converted to electricity, along with producing a high-quality biosolids cake product for use in agriculture as a soil conditioner. With an expected increase in sludge production due to population growth and tightening environmental standards, the Bioresources team are responsible for the safe, sustainable treatment of sewage sludge.

What will you be doing?

The Lead Bioresources Technician reports to the Bioresources Treatment Manager and plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficient operation of water recycling and bioresource processes and systems. The Lead Bioresources Technician is responsible for resource coordination, contractor liaison, health and safety compliance, and supporting the team of Bioresources Technicians.

This position will have a particular focus on permitting as part of this and will therefore have an emphasis on contractor management while also assisting the manager in the day-to-day management of sites. The role requires coordination of contractor activities alongside site operational demands, ensuring alignment with ongoing works and collaboration with partner Alliances.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the site control room as a central information hub
• Utilise telemetry systems (e.g., IRIS and SCADA) to monitor and identify issues
• Liaise with operational technicians to resolve site challenges
• Permit preparation and authorisation
• Site inductions
• Review and approval of RAMS
• Contractor auditing

What does it take to be a Lead Bioresources Technician?

• Experience of a fast-paced operational environment in a mechanical, electrical or process improvement role is essential
• Resilient approach to site priorities and ability to manage conflicting activities on site whilst considering the impact of health & safety and wider business needs
• Excellent understanding of health and safety
• Knowledge of WRC/STC processes
• Experience in permitting
• IOSH and SMSTS qualifications or CDM experience (desirable)
• Good communication skills as you will be liaising with both internal and external teams
• Ability to work well within a team and an advocate of collaboration
• Flexible approach to work as this role includes management standby
• Desire to continuously improve
• Full UK driving licence

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

• Personal private health care
• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service
• Business use of company van plus access to tools and all uniform and PPE
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
• A flexible working culture
• Life Assurance at 8x your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
• Lots of great discounts
• Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
• An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family

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: 05/02/2026

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