Regional Supply Support Manager

Salary: Circa £74,000 dependant on skills & experience + car allowance

Permanent, Full-Time (With opportunities for Pat-Time)

Location: Ruthamford

At Anglian Water, we deliver safe, clean drinking water to millions of customers every day. Behind this essential service is a team of dedicated people committed to operational excellence, environmental stewardship, and continuous improvement.

We're looking for an experienced and inspiring Regional Supply Support Manager to join our Water Supply leadership team. This is an influential leadership role where you'll support the delivery of world-class water treatment and supply operations across one of our regional areas, helping ensure customers receive reliable water services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the Regional Supply Manager, you'll provide tactical leadership, operational expertise, and coaching support to Supply Managers and operational teams across your region.

You'll play a key role in:

• Driving health, safety, wellbeing and process safety excellence across operational teams.

• Supporting the performance, maintenance and optimisation of water treatment, storage and distribution assets.

• Leading operational improvements that enhance customer service, resilience and environmental performance.

• Coaching and developing Supply Managers to build high-performing teams.

• Supporting the delivery of financial and operational targets across a multi-million-pound operational budget.

• Working closely with stakeholders across Water Quality, Networks, Asset Management and Capital Delivery teams.Managing major incidents and providing leadership during operational challenges.

• Shaping and delivering elements of Water Supply's long-term strategy and investment plans.

What does it take to be successful?

We're seeking a strong operational leader with extensive experience within water treatment, water recycling, utilities, engineering, or a similar asset-intensive environment.

You'll bring:

• Significant leadership experience managing technical and operational teams.

• Deep expertise in water treatment operations, maintenance and asset management.

• Strong understanding of engineering, MEICA and operational risk management.

• Experience influencing stakeholders across multiple business functions.

• A proactive and collaborative leadership style.

• Excellent coaching, communication and relationship-building skills.

• Strong commercial awareness and experience supporting budget management.

• The ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery.

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.

Why Anglian Water?
Anglian Water is not your typical water company. What we do really matters. Water is the lifeblood of our world and we’re proud of the difference we make. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly love what we do!
If you’re passionate about what you do and would like to make a difference then we’d love to hear from you.

Inclusion at Anglian Water
We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter, and Armed Forces Covenant, and we’re a Disability Confident employer.

Closing date: 28/08/2026

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