Principal Modeller

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water management company based in Peterborough seeks a Principal Modeller to lead hydraulic modelling projects. This role combines technical expertise with project management to address complex water systems challenges. The ideal candidate will mentor team members, work collaboratively with stakeholders, and utilize data-driven insights. Benefits include personal health care, flexible working, and a competitive pension scheme. This is a unique chance to impact water recycling's future while contributing to environmental sustainability.

Benefits

Personal private health care

26 days annual leave

Flexible working

Competitive pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Proven technical leadership in hydraulic modelling projects.
• Expertise in model build, calibration, and uncertainty interpretation.
• Strong understanding of hydraulic principles and asset performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver a portfolio of complex modelling projects.
• Lead modelling work, interpret results, and develop solutions.
• Mentor and coach colleagues, driving continuous improvement.

Skills

Technical leadership

Hydraulic modelling

Data analysis

Scripting

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree qualified (or equivalent experience)

Chartered status or working towards it

Tools

Modelling software

Job description

Principal Modeller page is loaded## Principal Modellerlocations: Peterborough: Huntingdon: Colchester: Northampton: Norwichtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 24 Days Agotime left to apply: End Date: July 8, 2025 (4 days left to apply)job requisition id: R31836**Competitive Salary****Permanent****Full time, 37 hours****Home working and an Anglian Water office - Peterborough, Huntingdon, Lincoln, Colchester, Norwich or Northampton (depending on your location)**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 can be in one of our offices/sites across the region – depending on your location.Join us as a Principal Modeller in our cutting-edge Asset Intelligence Modelling Team – the driving force behind our Water Recycling network’s hydraulic modelling capability. Reporting to the Modelling Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of solving some of the most complex and critical challenges facing our water systems today.In this pivotal role, you'll lead deep-dive investigations into intricate flow, hydraulic, water quality, and asset health issues—uncovering root causes and driving innovative solutions. You'll spearhead hydraulic model upgrades to enhance confidence in our insights, and play a key role in developing conceptual schemes that pave the way for strategic investment.As our modelling capability expands, so will your impact. This role offers the opportunity to grow into leading a small team of expert modellers, developing talent and building resilience across our function.Collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, you’ll fuse the power of data and hydraulic modelling with the knowledge of our operational and environmental experts—putting the customer and environment at the heart of everything we do. Together, we’ll get to the bottom of it.If you're passionate about driving value, enhancing efficiency, and using your technical skills to make a real difference, this is the role for you.* **Project Leadership:** Manage and deliver a portfolio of complex modelling projects—ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment to business needs.* **Technical Expertise:** Lead modelling work, interpret results, develop solutions, and uphold technical standards across all deliverables.* **Team Development:** Mentor and coach colleagues, support wellbeing, and drive continuous improvement in team capability and resilience.* **Stakeholder Engagement:** Build strong relationships across the business, integrating modelling insight into wider decision-making.* **Data & Knowledge Management:** Champion best practices in data use, model management, and technical documentation.* **Continuous Improvement:** Shape modelling standards, challenge current ways of working, and drive innovation in processes and tools.* Proven technical leadership in delivering complex, system-based hydraulic modelling projects across the asset lifecycle.* Expert in model build, calibration, verification, and interpreting uncertainty in data.* Skilled in scripting, data analysis, and automation to improve modelling efficiency.* Strong understanding of hydraulic principles, asset performance, and modelling software.* Experienced in mentoring, coaching, and developing technical teams.* Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.* Adept at managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.* Degree qualified (or equivalent experience), with chartered status or working towards it.* Knowledge of industry frameworks, policies, and UKWIR guidance.* Analytical, innovative, and solutions-focused, with a strong attention to detail.**As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:*** Personal private health care* 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service* Flexible working* Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%* Bonus scheme* Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.This is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the future of water recycling. As a Principal Modeller, you’ll work at the cutting edge of hydraulic modelling, tackling some of the most complex and high-impact challenges in the industry. You'll be empowered to influence key decisions, drive innovation, and develop solutions that directly benefit customers, communities, and the environment.You’ll join a collaborative and supportive team where your expertise will be recognised and valued. As the role evolves, you’ll have the opportunity to grow into a leadership position, develop others, and help build a resilient, forward-thinking modelling function.We’re committed to your development, offering ongoing technical training, CPD, and opportunities to shape best practice across the business. If you’re looking for a role that combines technical depth, strategic influence, and real-world impact—this is it.**Closing date: 7th July 2025****#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.