Archaeology and Heritage Assessor

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company is looking for an experienced Archaeology and Heritage Assessor to lead inputs across capital programmes. This role involves strategic leadership, technical expertise, and collaboration with engineers and planners to ensure compliance with heritage legislation. The ideal candidate will have a degree in archaeology, significant infrastructure experience, and strong communication skills. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Personal private healthcare

Life cover – 8x annual salary

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Competitive pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering archaeology or heritage inputs on large capital or infrastructure programmes.
• Experience completing surveys and preparing EIA Screening Opinions and planning documentation.
• Strong understanding of planning, environmental and heritage legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for archaeology and heritage across Anglian Water’s capital programme.
• Collaborate across engineering, planning and delivery teams.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, security and environmental legislation.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Technical knowledge in archaeology

Influencing skills

Ability to build relationships

Education

Degree in archaeology, heritage or a related discipline

Tools

Digital formats for heritage deliverables

Job description

**Job Title: Archaeology and Heritage Assessor** **Location:** Peterborough (Hybrid Working) **Salary:** £45,000**Our Team**Our Enabling Team plays a crucial role in making this possible. We ensure that archaeology and heritage requirements are understood early, managed effectively, and embedded into project delivery. By working collaboratively with planners, engineers, construction teams and local authorities, we protect cultural assets while enabling the smooth delivery of essential infrastructure.**The Role**We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Archaeology and Heritage Assessor to lead archaeology and heritage inputs across Anglian Water’s capital programme.Reporting to the Enabling Manager, you’ll develop and implement the archaeology and heritage strategy for Anglian Water, ensuring clear, consistent processes that minimise risk, support timely approvals and uphold statutory and environmental responsibilities.You’ll advise on a diverse portfolio of projects—from pipelines and treatment works to nature-based solutions and network improvements—ensuring “right first time” delivery and supporting the business in meeting planning, environmental and heritage requirements.**Key Responsibilities****Strategic Leadership & Programme Delivery**• Provide strategic direction for archaeology and heritage across Anglian Water’s capital programme • Drive risk-based approaches that reduce uncertainty, streamline delivery and strengthen planning outcomes • Produce clear, high-quality technical deliverables to support planning submissions and project development • Influence early design decisions to remove unnecessary risk, time and cost • Collaborate across engineering, planning and delivery teams to enable efficient and environmentally responsible delivery**Technical Expertise**• Develop and maintain the archaeological fieldwork risk strategy • Create standardised approaches and templates for heritage deliverables, including digital formats • Provide technical guidance on archaeology and heritage requirements across project stages • Ensure compliance with health, safety, security and environmental legislation and standards**Who We’re Looking For**You’ll be a skilled archaeology or heritage professional who is confident operating in complex, fast-moving project environments. You’ll combine strong technical knowledge with excellent communication and influencing skills, enabling you to balance heritage considerations with programme needs.**Essential qualifications and experience:**• Degree (or equivalent) in archaeology, heritage or a related discipline • Significant experience delivering archaeology or heritage inputs on large capital or infrastructure programmes • Experience completing surveys and preparing reports for EIA Screening Opinions and planning documentation • Ability to build strong relationships with LPAs, statutory consultees and internal teams • Strong understanding of planning, environmental and heritage legislation• Play a key role in protecting the region’s archaeological and cultural heritage • Shape and deliver the heritage strategy for one of the UK’s largest infrastructure investment programmes • Work across a diverse range of impactful projects • Collaborate with specialists and stakeholders across Anglian Water • Join a supportive, forward-thinking team that values innovation**Working Arrangements**This role is based at our Peterborough office with hybrid working. You’ll typically spend 2–3 days a week on site or in the office to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders. Occasional travel to operational sites or local authorities may be required.**Benefits**• Personal private healthcare • Life cover – 8x annual salary • 26 days’ annual leave (rising with service) plus bank holidays, with flexibility for alternative religious holidays • Flexible working options • Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6% • Annual bonus scheme • A range of flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyleWe are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [e-mail]’To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our .Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.