Leakage Operations Manager Graduate

Graduate Opportunity: Leakage Operations Manager Graduate

Water Production (Drinking Water) - Leakage Operations

Salary: £32,000

Location: Based within the Anglian Water Huntingdon area. Please note your placements may vary across the region and departments so flexibility is essential.

Start date: September 2026

When applying, please submit your CV along with a supporting document answering the questions at the end of this advert as we would love to hear how your values align with ours. Applications without a supporting document will not be considered.

Are you a graduate looking to make a meaningful impact on the environment and your community? Join Anglian Water as a Leakage Operations Manager. Our two-year graduate programme is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your career in a vital and fast-paced industry. You’ll be joining our Water Production team, which plays a crucial role in delivering clean, sustainable water to millions of customers across our region.

No two days are the same. Through rotational placements, you’ll gain exposure to a wide range of challenges and experiences. This dynamic environment will help you develop your technical knowledge, leadership skills, and strategic thinking. You’ll be at the heart of our mission to protect the environment and deliver exceptional service to our customers. You’ll gain hands-on experience and insight into the complexities of water management and build a strong foundation for a long-term career in the water industry.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Leakage Operations Team’s priority is to find and fix leaks in our system. Every day, 300 people are dedicated to this task, and we invest £14 million annually to drive down leakage. As a frontier performer, we invest in the right people, tools, and technology to achieve our shared goal of reducing leakage to world-leading levels.

Through this placement, you will explore:

• Active Leakage Control (ALC) – ALC aims to maintain current leakage levels by controlling the natural rate of rise caused by new or worsening leakage events.

• Intensive Investigation Techniques (IIT) – IIT focuses on reducing leakage by identifying, detecting, and resolving previously undetected background leakage.

• DMA & DZ Integrity Investigations – These investigations target known and unknown breaches within discrete leakage monitoring and reporting areas (District Metered Areas and Demand Zones).

• Targeted Leakage Asset Replacement and Renewal – This involves replacing or renewing assets in poor condition that contribute to increased leakage through frequent or persistent failure.

• Enhanced Maintenance & Compliance – This includes the maintenance, repair, and commissioning of critical metering and monitoring assets such Fixed Network Leakage Sensors. These assets are essential for regulatory compliance, leakage monitoring and reporting, distribution input tracking, abstraction monitoring, demand management, and achieving operability and availability targets.

We’re looking for graduates who are:

• Curious and courageous – eager to learn, ask questions, and challenge the status quo

• Active listeners and great communicators – able to engage with a wide range of people and understand different perspectives

• Team-driven collaborators – who thrive in a supportive, interdependent environment and understand the value of working across teams to achieve shared goals

• Strategic thinkers – who can see the bigger picture and make smart, informed decisions

• Organised and detail-focused – with a proactive mindset and a drive to get things done

• Open to change and dynamic environments – adaptable and resilient when faced with new challenges or shifting priorities

• Passionate about sustainability – and motivated to make a real difference to the environment and their community

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who are excited and looking to make a difference in the water industry.

What You’ll Gain

• A structured 2-Year graduate development programme with rotational placements

• Knowledge and awareness of Water Production - understanding how water is sourced, treated, and delivered to communities, and the challenges involved in maintaining sustainable services

• Hands-on experience in operations, leadership, and project delivery

• Mentoring and support from experienced professionals

• Opportunities to gain professional qualifications

• A career with purpose in a forward-thinking, values-driven organisation

Benefits:

• A health and wellbeing package designed to support your mental and physical health

• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

• Double Matched Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (up to 18% total)

• Private Healthcare

• An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including fantastic maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies.

Ready to Make a Splash?

Please apply below, remembering to submit your CV along with a supporting document that responds to the questions below, where applicable please give examples.

• What motivates you to join Anglian Water’s Leakage Operations Team as a graduate, and how do you see yourself growing into a leadership role that reflects our values of building trust, doing the right thing, and always exploring?

• Describe a time when you took the lead on a project, task, or initiative.

• Tell us about a time when you helped build trust within a team or group.

• Leaders at Anglian Water are always exploring and seeking better ways to do things. Can you share an example of when you introduced a new idea, challenged the status quo, or adapted to change?

• Customer service is a key part of leadership at Anglian Water. What does great customer service mean to you, and how have you demonstrated it in a way that reflects our values – especially building trust and doing the right thing?

• Tell us about a time when you made a choice that helped improve health, safety, or wellbeing - this could be for yourself or others. How did your actions reflect our core values.

Closing Date: Sunday 14th September 2025

Assessment Centre Date (in-person): Thursday 16th October 2025 at Lancaster House Head Office, Huntingdon