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Anglian Water Services

Operational Planner

Salary:  £28,850 – £30,800 per annum
Location:  Enterprise House | United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  3 office days / week
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Job Description

Location: Enterprise House, LincolnContract: Permanent Full-Time Hours: Full Time / 37hrs (7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, between 0700 and 1700)Salary: 28,850-£30,800 depending on experience and performance/skills pay progression in role.

What are you looking for in your next role?

  • A fast-paced environment?
  • To work as a team?
  • To build relationships with stakeholders?
  • A company that isn’t afraid to develop and change to work more efficiently?

If you answered yes to any of the above, then read on. This could be the job for you!

What Will You Be Doing as a Planner?As a Planner within the IMRDS Alliance, you will be responsible for managing and optimising both scheduled and unplanned work across our Water projects. Your role will involve creating and implementing day-to-day schedules, collaborating with multiple teams, and ensuring optimal resource usage. You will balance workloads, manage capacity, and help the business meet key performance targets related to service delivery, quality, and risk management. This role offers a dynamic environment where you will be contributing directly to the success of the business by improving operational efficiency and meeting the evolving needs of our teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimise work schedules, ensuring alignment with business priorities and operational capacity.
  • Monitor and analyse performance data, adjusting plans as necessary to meet performance targets.
  • Collaborate with operational teams to ensure tasks are prioritised and resources are effectively allocated.
  • Manage and reduce downtime through efficient Gantt management and proactive coordination with Supervisors.
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Ensure compliance with planning processes, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • Co-ordinating, monitoring and responding (where appropriate) to customer generated enquiries in-line with our customer KPI’s.

    • A Little Bit About Your Skills, Experience, and Behaviours…

    • Experience in a planning or scheduling role within utilities, construction, or similar industries.
    • Strong IT skills, particularly in scheduling tools and Gantt management systems.
    • Proven ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing operational needs.
    • Ability to collaborate across teams to ensure operational success.
    • Clear communicator, able to share complex information with diverse stakeholders.

    Why Anglian Water?At Anglian Water, our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we make sure to reward and recognise their hard work. Some of our benefits include:

    • Bonus scheme
    • Private health care
    • Competitive pension scheme
    • Up to 26 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
    • Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing
    • Inclusion is for Everyone

    We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all suitably qualified applicants, regardless of gender identity, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We focus on merit and passion for creating better outcomes and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all colleagues feel they belong.

    This role sits within our IMRDS Alliance and is hosted by Kier and Anglian Water. As part of the ‘Best for Task’ principle that allows roles to be filled across the IMRDS Alliance with the most appropriate skills, you are welcome to apply for this role regardless of your home organisation, If you are successful in your application for this role you will remain employed by your home organisation on your substantive terms and conditions but will fill a vacancy hosted by a different partner organisation

    If you’re ready to take the lead on industry-defining leakage innovation, apply today!

    Closing Date: 8th September 2026#loveeverydrop

    Working at Anglian Water Services

    Hybrid

    A little flex time – depending on the team

    Company employees:

    6500

    Gender diversity (m:f:n-b):

    66:33:1

    Hiring in countries

    United Kingdom

    Office Locations

    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)
    Car allowance
    Cinema discounts
    Coaching
    Coffee discounts
    Collaboration spaces
    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
    Death in service
    Discretionary sick pay
    Electric Car Salary Sacrifice – 2 schemes available
    Employee assistance programme
    Employee discounts
    Employee recognition scheme
    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 7% - you pay in 7%, we pay in 14%
    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 cash plan
    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 assurance
    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
    Menopause support
    Mental health first aiders
    Mental health platform access
    Mental health support
    Mentoring – including reverse mentoring and family leave returners
    Neonatal leave
    On-site catering
    On-site shower
    Open to job sharing
    Open to part time work for some roles
    Open to part-time employees
    Optional unpaid leave
    Paid fostering leave – 5 days paid
    Physiotherapy
    Pregnancy loss leave
    Private booths
    Private GP service – 24/7, unlimited remote GP appointments for you and your household
    Professional subscriptions
    Religious celebration leave
    Reservist leave
    Sabbaticals
    Salary sacrifice
    Secure on-site parking
    Shared parental leave – 26 weeks full pay
    Teambuilding days
    Theme park discounts
    Time off in-lieu
    Volunteer days

    Awards & Accreditations

    2nd - Best Employee Wellbeing

    2nd - Best Employee Wellbeing

    Flexa awards 2026