Strategic Resource Scientist - Reservoirs Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Posted 21 hours ago

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

Job summary

A leading water management company is seeking a Strategic Resource Scientist for their Reservoirs Programme in Peterborough, UK. This role involves developing a Water Quality Strategy and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate qualification and substantial experience in water quality management. This position offers a starting salary of £47,610, along with generous benefits including private healthcare, a pension scheme, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Private healthcare

Annual bonus scheme

26 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Flexible benefits

Free parking

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience in water process science and water treatment and distribution.
• Ability to think and operate strategically and tactically.
• Good IT and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a Water Quality Strategy for proposed reservoirs.
• Lead the design and implement a robust sampling programme.
• Manage communication and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Water quality management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Postgraduate degree in relevant scientific subject

Job description

Strategic Resource Scientist - Reservoirs page is loaded## Strategic Resource Scientist - Reservoirslocations: Huntingdon: Peterboroughtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R34998**Strategic Resource Scientist - Reservoirs Starting salary from £47,610** **dependent on skills & experience Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time Huntingdon / Peterborough****Be part of a once-in-a-generation project!**Anglian Water is delivering one of the most ambitious infrastructure programmes in our history — the multi-billion-pound Reservoirs Programme, including two major new water reservoirs in the East of England: Fens and Lincolnshire.These nationally significant projects will transform water supply across the region and secure a sustainable future for millions. We’re seeking an expert in water quality to play a pivotal role in safeguarding the drinking water quality delivered by these reservoirs — a career-defining opportunity for an experienced and passionate water quality scientist.As the Strategic Resource Scientist (Reservoir Programme), you will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering a Water Quality Strategy for proposed reservoirs, working closely with the Reservoir Programme Team, regulators, and Anglian Water. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of water quality management, ensuring that risks to drinking water are identified, assessed, and mitigated from source to tap.You will lead the design and implementation of a robust sampling programme, support regulatory compliance, and champion the Drinking Water Safety Planning (DWSP) approach. The role involves significant stakeholder engagement, project management, and collaboration with both internal and external partners.**Key responsibilities*** Support the production and ongoing development of a Water Quality Strategy aligned with the DWSP approach, covering all project stages from development to operation.* Develop and deliver a comprehensive water quality sampling programme, ensuring compliance with Regulation 15 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016.* Produce and maintain water quality risk assessments, engaging with subject matter experts and updating strategies in response to emerging risks.* Manage communication and stakeholder engagement, preparing reports, presentations, and ensuring alignment with engagement strategies.* Drive a culture of continuous improvement in Health & Safety, ensuring compliance with company policies and fostering a zero-accident culture.* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including Anglian Water, Cambridge Water, DWI, EA, RAPID, and partners.**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* Educated to postgraduate level in a relevant scientific subject.* Knowledge of Regulation 28 and risk portal.* Experience in water process science, water quality customer service, and public health, with demonstrable expertise in water treatment and distribution.* Ability to think and operate both strategically and tactically.* Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.* Good IT and project management skills.* Commercial, business, and industry sector awareness.* Proven problem-solving capability and formal training/coaching ability.**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: 11th 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.