Pollution Prevention analyst

Salary – starting at £33,000 & increasing dependent on skills as you progress with us.

We offer a wide range of benefits including private health care, virtual GP service for you and your household, and a generous pension scheme – we double-match your contributions, up to 6%, giving you an 18% combined contribution. 

Location: Regional based, home working with occasional travel
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, with flexibility for part-time working

Are you passionate about protecting the environment?

At Anglian Water, our purpose is to deliver environmental prosperity for the region we serve while safeguarding the planet for future generations. We are committed to doing no harm to the environment – and you could play a vital role in helping us achieve that ambition.

We’re more focused than ever on achieving zero pollutions, and this is an exciting opportunity to be at the centre of that journey. As a Pollution Prevention Analyst, you’ll use insight, data and collaboration to drive real, measurable change . There has never been a better time to join us and make a lasting environmental impact.

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The Role

As a Pollution Prevention Analyst, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our pollution datasets. You’ll investigate pollution incidents by analysing information such as photographs, samples, telemetry and historical data to support accurate capture and validation of core datasets.

Where discrepancies arise, you’ll prepare high-quality appeal documents for our regulator, providing a clear overview of incidents and their likely environmental impact to support correct categorisation.

You’ll also contribute to wider continuous improvement activities, helping to increase knowledge, influence behaviours and improve systems and processes. Acting as an advocate for the environment, you’ll promote pollution reduction and a zero pollutions mindset across internal and external stakeholders

Key Responsibilities 

• Reviewing, validating and enhancing pollution datasets, identifying discrepancies and auditing data quality
• Compiling robust evidence for appeal documentation submitted to the Environment Agency (EA)
• Obtaining and interpreting a range of corporate datasets, including photographs, sampling data, telemetry, job notes, mapping and modelling
• Supporting the business with key EA guidance (including CICs and WIRI ), particularly in producing incident Storyboards
• Contributing to initiatives that drive knowledge, behavioural and system improvements through data gathering, action tracking and feedback collation
• Acting as an environmental advocate, raising awareness of pollution prevention and reduction
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key internal and external environmental stakeholders

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Water industry experience desirable
• Understanding of environmental challenges and regulatory elements desirable
• Excellent analytical and interrogation skills with proficiency in related IT systems
• Exceptional attention to detail   High level of verbal and written communication  
• An ability to deliver work at pace to meet challenging deadlines  
• Resilient and adaptable to changing needs of the business   
• Self-directed with strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• A proven ability to network and build collaborative partnerships both internally and externally
• Full driving licence (you may be required to visit sites across the region which are only accessible by car)  

Why Join Us? 

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.   

Apply now and help us protect the environment for generations to come.

Closing Date- Sunday 22nd February 2026

Interview Date/s- Week commencing Monday 16th March

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