Asset Strategy Lead

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A major utility provider in the UK is looking for an Asset Strategy Lead who will play a crucial role in developing and refining Asset Class Strategies while collaborating with various stakeholders. This role offers the chance to influence long-term decision-making within an organization that manages critical infrastructure. With the flexibility of hybrid working, candidates should possess a strong asset management background and relevant qualifications. Competitive salary and benefits are included.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Double match pension up to 6%

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Experience working strategically within asset intensive organisations.
• Proven understanding of Water/Waste Water assets and processes.
• Strong understanding of business risk and risk management processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop Anglian Water's Asset Class Strategies.
• Support the implementation of strategies across the business.
• Create and deliver an assurance programme to verify strategy effectiveness.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Collaboration

Communication

Customer service

Analytical skills

Education

Technical qualification (e.g. IAM) or degree

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Word

Job description

Asset Strategy Lead page is loaded## Asset Strategy Leadlocations: Peterboroughtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: DC301**Salary Circa £50k - £55k, salary depending on skills and experience****Peterborough / Huntingdon – Flexibility of Home working****Permanent, Full-time, with flexibility for part-time****Benefits: 26 days annual leave, double match pension (up to 6%), annual bonus, private healthcare**Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your base location will be in Thorpe Wood House in Peterborough, but you’ll also be working at Lancaster House in Huntingdon. You would be expected to work in the office a minimum of 3 days a week.**Join us in shaping the future of Anglian Water’s infrastructure.**As an Asset Strategy Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving how we invest in, operate, and evolve our assets across the region. This is your chance to influence the long-term direction of a major utility provider by developing, refining, and assuring our Asset Class Strategies — the blueprints that guide how we manage our assets.You’ll work at the heart of the organisation, collaborating with experts and stakeholders from across asset management, engineering, operations, capital delivery, risk, and data teams. Together, you’ll bring clarity, innovation, and strategic thinking to every stage of the asset lifecycle — from investment planning and maintenance to operational performance and risk management.In this role, you’ll ensure our strategies don’t just exist on paper: you’ll help embed them across the business, provide assurance that they’re being applied effectively, and continuously refine them to meet shifting challenges, emerging technologies, and our long-term purpose.If you’re energised by big-picture thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and the opportunity to shape how critical assets are managed for generations to come, this role puts you right at the centre of the action.**What you’ll be doing:*** **Develop Anglian Water’s Asset Class Strategies** Lead the end-to-end development and continual improvement of asset class strategies, working with SMEs and stakeholders to shape common approaches, fill knowledge gaps, prioritise based on risk, and ensure strategies remain current, evidence-based, and aligned to business needs.* **Support the Implementation of Strategies** Guide teams across the business in adopting approved strategies by providing expert advice, clear briefing materials, and training to embed required changes effectively.* **Assure the Delivery and Effectiveness of Strategies** Create and deliver an assurance programme to verify that strategies are being followed and achieving the intended outcomes across capital, maintenance, operations, risk, and asset information activities. Drive improvements and update strategies based on assurance findings.* **Lead and Champion Asset Management Best Practice (10%)** Promote a strong safety, wellbeing, and values-driven culture while advocating for asset management principles. Benchmark against industry best practice and provide expert insight to support continuous improvement across the organisation.**As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:*** 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service* Private Healthcare* Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%* Bonus scheme* Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle* Experience working strategically within asset intensive organisations* Appropriate technical qualification (e.g. IAM) or educated to degree level* Strong understanding of asset management principles / conceptual models* Proven understanding of the Water/Water Recycling assets and processes.* Strong understanding of business risk and risk management processes* Demonstrable experience of ability to collaborate and influence at all levels and across departments.* Excellent communication and reporting skills* Good IT skills particularly Excel, PowerBI and Word* Ability to adapt, think strategically and challenge constructively* Excellent Customer service skillsThis role offers a rare opportunity to directly shape how Anglian Water manages billions of pounds worth of critical infrastructure. You won’t just be maintaining the status quo — you’ll be building the strategies that guide major investment decisions, operational priorities, and long-term asset resilience across our entire network.You’ll work at the centre of the business, collaborating with passionate experts across engineering, operations, risk, data, and capital delivery. If you enjoy tackling complex challenges, influencing decision-making, and driving meaningful change, this role gives you both scope and visibility.**Closing date: 4 January 2026****#loveeverydrop**We 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.