Location
Peterborough / Huntingdon

Hours
Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time

Salary
Starting salary from £47,610 dependent on skills and experience

About the Role
Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team! As a Strategic Resource Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in addressing the significant water resource challenges facing the East of England. With Anglian Water’s Water Resources Management Plan forecasting a 38% reduction in water supply by 2050, you will be at the forefront of developing and implementing innovative solutions such as desalination and advanced water recycling. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to influence a major programme from its early stages, providing water quality strategies and oversight to ensure compliance and excellence throughout the project lifecycle.

Sitting in the Strategic Science Team and supporting the Programme Development team in Strategic Asset Management, you will lead the production of RAPID Water Quality deliverables, scope and manage water quality sampling programmes, and contribute to key stakeholder meetings. Your expertise will help shape the future of water supply in the region, ensuring that all regulatory and non-regulatory requirements are met and that stakeholder engagement is aligned with Anglian Water’s high standards.

Key responsibilities
- Lead the development of Water Quality Strategies for major projects, ensuring alignment with Drinking Water Safety Planning and RAPID Gates.
- Produce all required water quality reports and submissions, collaborating with internal teams and ensuring compliance with AWS Policies, Standards and Procedures for Water Supply Hygiene (POSWSH).
- Develop and manage comprehensive water quality sampling programmes, integrating with wider environmental sampling and reporting on progress, risks, and costs.
- Initiate and participate in Strategic Water Quality Risk Assessment Workshops, and lead key meetings with internal and external stakeholders (including DWI and RAPID).
- Approve and prepare external reports and presentations for meetings, public consultations, and regulatory submissions.
- Own, communicate, and manage water quality risks through established risk management processes.

Benefits
- Competitive pension scheme with double-matched contributions up to 6%
- Private healthcare
- Annual bonus scheme
- Opportunity to volunteer in your local community
- 26 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays
- Life cover (8x salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x salary)
- Flexible benefits to support well-being and lifestyle
- Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental
- Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks
- Excellent family-friendly policies including 26 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks paternity/partner pay, with opportunity for shared parental leave

Qualifications
Educated to post-graduate level, ideally in a scientific, engineering or environmental discipline or hold equivalent experience.
Membership of an appropriate professional body, working towards Chartership.

Experience
Experience in developing Water Quality Strategies and sampling programmes.
Proven ability to present at senior stakeholder meetings.
Experience within the UK Water Industry.

About you
Strong judgement, decision-making, and prioritisation skills.
Excellent communication style, with the ability to challenge and be challenged constructively.