Environmental Permitting Specialist

Circa £44,000 dependent on skills & experience
Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time
Huntingdon

Private health care

Double-matched pension

Life assurance at 8x salary

Make every drop of your potential count, join our team!

You will lead the negotiation of wastewater, IED and waste authorisations with the Environment Agency and Natural England to enable capital delivery schemes to be realised, reduce compliance risk and cost, securing favourable permits that meet business and regulatory needs.

Working with programme and delivery partners, you’ll provide expert environmental advice to stakeholders, track permit applications and represent Anglian Water at industry forums.

Key responsibilities

• Negotiate discharge and waste permits to enable AMP/local schemes to be delivered on time and at optimal standards/cost.
• Reduce compliance risk through effective permit strategies in partnership with Water, Water Recycling and Bioresources.
• Advise Alliance Programme Managers/IOS/ADP on regulatory requirements for capital schemes and communicate AW standards.
• Provide a professional helpdesk service; maintain permit application and AMP scheme tracking systems.
• Liaise with EA teams and other bodies; represent AW on studies to influence environmental policy and legislation.
• Input into policies, standards and guidance; support new team members; drive knowledge development and continuous improvement

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?

• Advocacy and influencing on behalf of Anglian Water; strong stakeholder skills with regulators.
• Skilled negotiator able to secure favourable permit standards and identify programme savings.
• Legislation interpretation and communication of changes to the business; policy translation into practice.
• Problem‑solving using technical expertise and interpretation of environmental modelling.
• Work on own initiative across multiple schemes, balancing delivery pressures with regulatory requirements.
• Clear customer‑service ethos with excellent written/oral communication and IT competence.
• Degree (or equivalent) in environmental science/water regulation or related discipline (Essential).
• Relevant permitting/compliance experience (Essential), specifically waste permitting experience is also desirable.
• Familiarity with environmental permits and compliance frameworks (Essential).
• Strong communication and IT skills (Essential).
• Experience in compliance data review/assessment (Essential).
• A clean full UK driving licence as the role requires business travel to sites across the region

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: 23rd August 2026

Interviews expected to take place on 15th September 2026.

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