Salary: Circa £47,000, depending on skills and experience
Full-time, 37 hours p/w, Permanent

Location: Flexible within Anglian Water region, must have ability to work out of Worldwide House, Peterborough, two days per week.

Private health care 

Virtual GP service for you and your household 

Double-matched pension 

Life assurance at 8 times your salary

Are you a scientifically driven professional with a passion for water quality and public health? Do you want to play a key role in shaping the future of water resources in the UK? If so, Anglian Water has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Strategic Resource Scientist.

About the Role

As a Strategic Resource Scientist, you’ll provide expert technical support on all water quality aspects of our Strategic Resource Options (SROs), WRMP24, and PR24 programmes. You’ll be instrumental in ensuring our water quality strategies align with the Drinking Water Safety Planning (DWSP) approach and regulatory expectations, particularly through the RAPID process.

You’ll work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to manage water quality monitoring plans, interpret sample data, and contribute to risk assessments and mitigation strategies that protect public health and ensure regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide water quality expertise for the Fens and Lincs proposed new reservoirs,  and future WRMP, and PR24 development.
• Manage and interpret water quality monitoring data for project reporting and regulatory reporting.
• Develop the DWSP’s for the reservoirs collaboratively with the project teams and external stakeholders, aligned to regulatory expectations.
• Develop the water quality section for all gateway submissions. 
• Support the development of the reservoir treatment design based upon the water quality-sample results and our treatment performance requirements.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners including DWI, consultants, and other water companies.
• Contribute to strategic documents and stakeholder engagement activities.

About You

We’re looking for someone with:

• Strong knowledge of Regulation 27 and 28 and Anglian Waters company reporting process, and the regulatory requirements of DWSP.
• Proven experience in water process science, treatment, and distribution.
• Drinking water safety planning experience.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills.
• A strategic mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• A postgraduate qualification in a relevant scientific field.
• Chartered membership of a professional body (or working towards it).

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:  

• Bonus scheme  
• Private health care  
• Double-matched pension scheme  
• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service – Able to buy and sell annual leave  
• Life assurance at 8 times salary
• Personal accident cover at up to 5 times salary
• Virtual GP service for you and your household
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing  
• Employee Assistance Programme  

Inclusion at Anglian Water:   

We value the representation and  diversity within our communities.  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. 

Apply Now

Be part of a team that’s securing the future of water for millions. Join Anglian Water and help us deliver safe, high-quality water while protecting the environment. 

Closing date: 19th August 2025

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