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Anglian Water Services • Peterborough | Colchester | Northampton | Lincoln | United Kingdom

First Time Sewerage Infrastructure Engineer

Employment type:  Full time
Salary:  £45,000 per annum
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Job Description

First Time Sewerage Infrastructure Engineer

Location: East Anglia Area

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours/shift pattern: Full-time 37 hours. We offer flexible working opportunities, which can be discussed further during the interview process.

Salary: circa £45,000

Join our team in this brand new role and lead on environmentally friendly and sustainable sewage solutions across our region!

Role Summary:

In this involved and exciting role, you’ll manage the applications, from inception to completion, that align to the Section 101A Water Industry Act 1991 and lead on providing a new public sewer if environmental or amenity problems exist or are likely to arise from their existing drainage system.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the assessment and design of First Time Sewerage (S101a) applications, from initial reviews to detailed technical assessments and appeals.

  • Produce high-quality outline sewerage infrastructure designs and technical reports.

  • Input cost and design data into the Copperleaf C55 system to inform financial and business planning decisions.

  • Undertake site surveys to assess pollution risks and engage with customers, Parish Councils, the Environment Agency, and local authorities.

  • Manage the S101a applications and mailbox, handling queries and coordinating data from multiple stakeholders.

  • Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure GDPR compliance across all data management.

  • Oversee projects to ensure delivery within agreed timescales and budgets.

  • Work collaboratively with design, construction, and environmental partners to deliver effective wastewater solutions.

  • Drive high standards of Health & Safety, embedding a zero-accident culture and continuous improvement mindset.

Key Skills & Behaviours:

  • Demonstrable experience in undertaking the design of various pipeline projects within the Wastewater Industry

  • Relevant engineering experience or qualification

  • Experience in producing outline technical sketches in communicating alternatives/solutions.

  • Good written and verbal communication skills

  • Enthusiasm to learn & work alone

  • Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

  • Good report writing skills and ability to undertake analysis and results interpretation.

  • Collaborative; working with a variety of people and teams to achieve business success

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.

If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your career and make a difference to our workforce, please apply today!

Closing date: 15th December 2025

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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)
Cinema discounts
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
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice – 2 schemes available
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
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 6% - you pay in 6%, we pay in 12%
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 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 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
Mental health platform access
Mentoring
Neo-natal leave
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Optional unpaid leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Private GP service – 24/7, unlimited remote GP appointments for you and your household
Professional subscriptions
Religious celebration leave
Sabbaticals
Salary sacrifice
Shared parental leave – 26 weeks full pay
Teambuilding days
Theme park discounts
Time off in-lieu
Volunteer days
Work from anywhere scheme – Available to those employees whose work can be done fully remotely
Paid fostering leave – 5 days paid

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Company employees

6500

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