Development Lead- Smart Water Systems

Job Description

Development Lead- Smart Water Systems

Salary: £49,500 circa dependant on skills & experience

We offer a wide range of benefits including private health care, virtual GP service for you and your household, and a generous pension scheme – we double-match your contributions, up to 6%, giving you an 18% combined contribution.

Location: Flexible across the Anglian Water region. We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements, balancing remote work with time on site when it adds value.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, with flexibility for part-time working

For a great career just add water!

The water industry is full of exciting opportunities to innovate and transform—and we’re ready to make the most of them.

We’re looking to actively bridge the gap between ideation and action through this fantastic opportunity to join our team as Development Lead – Smart Water Systems. Tasked with not only identifying new opportunities, but you’ll also lead the way in making sure these become sustained changes in our organisation.

If you have a passion for new challenges, bring fresh ideas, and can turn concepts into sustainable realities, then follow the link and take a look at this role.

Shape the Future Through Learning and Innovation

As part of our leading Smart Water Systems team, you’ll help us drive digital transformation and other opportunities across the organisation. This role is about learning, adapting, and reshaping how we work—spotting opportunities in data, envisioning smarter ways of operating, and crafting persuasive business cases that turn ideas into action.

The Role

You’ll lead the development of business cases that drive system optimisation, smart water solutions, and innovation initiatives. By combining technical insight with creative thinking, you’ll help us learn, evolve, and embed smarter ways of working—ensuring our proposals are strategically aligned, financially robust, and deliver real value for our customers, our business, and the environment.

Your work will be pivotal in reshaping how we operate and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality business cases for innovation and system improvement initiatives.

• Use creativity and technical insight to frame problems, explore options, and articulate value.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to support adoption and delivery of smart water solutions.

• Create templates, case studies, and guidance to strengthen our exploitation approach.

• Continuously refine business case methods and share best practice.

What We’re Looking For

• Degree-level education or equivalent technical experience.

• A genuine passion for driving positive change.

• Strong technical understanding of operational or water systems.

• Creative thinker with the ability to transform data and ideas into persuasive business cases.

• Strong analytical, communication (including written), and presentation skills.

• Experience in financial modelling, risk assessment, or governance

Why Join Us?

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Ready to help us shape the future of water?
Apply now and show us how your ideas can make a lasting impact. Don’t forget to include your cover letter—we want to hear your story, your passion for innovation, and why this role excites you.

Closing date – Sunday 25th January 2026

Interviews – Week commencing – Monday 9th February 2026

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