Lead Engineer (SAP)

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent water utility company is seeking a Lead Engineer (SAP) to drive SAP engineering efforts and oversee a team of specialists. This role involves designing and supporting SAP solutions, ensuring integration with other enterprise systems, and maintaining performance across finance, HR, and operations. The ideal candidate has robust experience in SAP development and system administration. The position offers a hybrid work model and competitive benefits, including private healthcare and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Private healthcare and physiotherapy

24-hour Virtual GP service

26 days annual leave

Competitive pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Life Assurance (8× salary)

Flexible benefits and working culture

Qualifications

• Strong experience in SAP development and system administration.
• Ability to lead technical teams and manage delivery.
• Knowledge of SAP modules and integration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop SAP solutions aligned with business requirements.
• Lead SAP upgrades, patching, and performance tuning activities.
• Manage SAP change requests and maintain technical documentation.

Skills

SAP development

SAP system administration

Problem-solving

Stakeholder engagement

ITIL processes

Tools

SAP FI

SAP HR

SAP PM

middleware

Job description

Lead Engineer (SAP) page is loaded## Lead Engineer (SAP)locations: Huntingdon: Lincoln: Peterboroughtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R34931**Circa £60,000 (dependent on skills & experience)****Permanent / 37 hours per week / Full-time (with flexibility for part-time working)****Huntingdon, Peterborough or Lincoln - Hybrid****Lead the way in SAP engineering at Anglian Water**At Anglian Water, we’re driving digital transformation to deliver smarter, more sustainable solutions. As a Lead SAP Engineer, you’ll take ownership of designing, developing, and supporting SAP solutions that underpin our business functions. You’ll lead a team of SAP specialists, manage technical delivery, and ensure our SAP landscape remains robust, integrated, and aligned with strategic objectives. This role is key to maintaining the reliability and performance of SAP applications across finance, HR, and operations.**What you will be doing*** Design and develop SAP solutions aligned with business requirements.* Lead SAP upgrades, patching, and performance tuning activities.* Ensure integration between SAP and other enterprise systems.* Manage SAP change requests and maintain technical documentation.* Provide technical leadership and mentoring to SAP engineers.* Collaborate with business stakeholders to define solution roadmaps.* Strong experience in SAP development and system administration.* Knowledge of SAP modules, including FI, HR, and PM.* Experience with SAP integration technologies and middleware.* Ability to lead technical teams and manage delivery.* Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.* Understanding of ITIL processes and change management.* Private healthcare and physiotherapy* 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household* 26 days annual leave (rising with service)* Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6% (up to 18% combined)* Bonus scheme* Flexible benefits and working culture* Life Assurance (8× salary) and Personal Accident cover* Enhanced family leave policies* Great discounts and perks**Inclusion at Anglian Water**We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter, and Armed Forces Covenant, and we’re a Disability Confident employer.**Closing date: 11th January 2026**#loveeverydropWe 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.