Environmental Permitting Specialist

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Godmanchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services company in Godmanchester is seeking an Environmental Permitting Specialist to negotiate wastewater authorisations and provide expert environmental advice. This role offers a salary around £41,000, flexible working hours, and generous benefits including private healthcare and an annual bonus scheme. The ideal candidate should have a degree in environmental science and relevant compliance experience. Join our dedicated team to help drive sustainability and compliance forward.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Annual bonus scheme

Competitive pension

26 days holiday

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Relevant permitting/compliance experience is essential.
• Familiarity with environmental permits and compliance frameworks is critical.
• Experience in compliance data review is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation of wastewater authorisations to reduce compliance risk.
• Provide expert environmental advice to partners.
• Maintain permit application and AMP scheme tracking systems.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Technical expertise

Education

Degree in environmental science or related discipline

Job description

Environmental Permitting Specialist page is loaded## Environmental Permitting Specialistlocations: Huntingdontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R34791**Environmental Permitting Specialist****Salary - Circa £41,000 - Dependent on skills and experience Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time****Huntingdon - 2x positions****Make every drop of your potential count, join our team!**You will lead negotiation of wastewater authorisations with the Environment Agency and Natural England to enable capital delivery (AMP) and reduce compliance risk and cost, securing favourable permits that meet business and regulatory needs. Working with programme and delivery partners, you’ll provide expert environmental advice, track permit applications, represent Anglian Water in industry forums.**Key responsibilities*** Negotiate discharge and waste permits to enable AMP/local schemes on time and at optimal standards/cost.* Reduce compliance risk through effective permit strategies in partnership with Water, Water Recycling and Bioresources.* Advise Alliance Programme Managers/IOS/ADP on regulatory requirements for capital schemes and communicate AW standards.* Provide a professional helpdesk service; maintain permit application and AMP scheme tracking systems.* Liaise with EA teams and other bodies; represent AW on studies to influence environmental policy and legislation.* Input into policies, standards and guidance; support new team members; drive knowledge development and continuous improvement**As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:*** A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%* Private healthcare for your peace of mind* An annual bonus scheme* The opportunity to volunteer in your local community* 26 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays* Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)* Flexible benefits to support your 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 of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave* Advocacy and influencing on behalf of Anglian Water; strong stakeholder skills with regulators.* Skilled negotiator able to secure favourable permit standards and identify programme savings.* Legislation interpretation and communication of changes to the business; policy translation into practice.* Problem‑solving using technical expertise and interpretation of environmental modelling.* Work on own initiative across multiple schemes, balancing delivery pressures with regulatory requirements.* Clear customer‑service ethos with excellent written/oral communication and IT competence.* Degree (or equivalent) in environmental science/water regulation or related discipline (Essential).* Relevant permitting/compliance experience (Essential).* Familiarity with environmental permits and compliance frameworks (Essential).* Strong communication and IT skills (Essential).* Experience in compliance data review/assessment (Essential).* A clean full UK driving licence as the role requires business travel to sites across the region**Inclusion at Anglian Water:**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.**Closing date: 5th January 2026****#loveverydrop**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.