Water Resources Lead - Hydrologist

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company is seeking an experienced Water Resources Lead - Hydrologist in Peterborough. This role plays a key role in managing significant infrastructure projects aimed at securing water resources for future generations. Responsibilities include leading a technical interface, developing work programmes for abstraction licences, and stakeholder engagement. Excellent benefits include private healthcare, a comprehensive pension plan, and opportunities for professional development in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Private health care

Double-matched pension

Life assurance at 8 times salary

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits to support wellbeing

Qualifications

• Proven experience in hydrology and water resource management.
• Experience of effective project management, including financial and risk management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the technical interface across teams for the reservoirs programme.
• Develop a robust programme of technical work to secure abstraction licences.
• Oversee budgets, contracts, risk, and performance related to water resources.

Skills

Hydrology experience

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing skills

Job description

Water Resources Lead - Hydrologist page is loaded## Water Resources Lead - Hydrologistlocations: Peterborough: Ipswich: Cambridge: Colchester: Milton Keynestime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R34918**Salary: Circa £50k, depending on skills and experience****Full-time, with flexibility for part-time.****37 hours per week/permanent****Location: Flexible throughout Anglian Water region. Requirement to travel to various offices for meetings as required.**Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role provides you with hybrid working, with opportunity to work from any one of our office locations in the region.**Private health care****Double-matched pension****Virtual GP service for you and your household****Life assurance at 8 times salary****Join us in shaping the future of water supply in our region.** We’re looking for an experienced Hydrologist with project management experience to play a pivotal role in our ambitious reservoirs project. This is one of the most significant infrastructure programmes in our history. We’re developing two new reservoirs in our region, to secure water resources for generations to come. As Water Resources Lead, you will be part of our Strategic Asset Planning team and will take a senior technical leadership role. This is a unique opportunity to lead the development and management of a critical technical work programme that underpins the future water supply for millions.**About the role**In this high-impact role, you'll be responsible for building a robust, evidence-based case to secure abstraction licences and other water resource-related requirements for the Fens and Lincolnshire Reservoirs. You’ll act as the key technical interface between strategic planning, water resources, and programme delivery teams. You'll also collaborate closely with internal and external partners, such as the Environment agency and Natural England.Your Hydrology experience will combine with your leadership skills to ensure alignment across programmes, technical integrity in decision-making, and clear, effective communication with stakeholders.**What You’ll Be Doing*** Lead and coordinate the water resources technical interface across teams and partners to ensure successful delivery of the reservoirs programme.* Develop and manage a robust programme of technical work, including modelling and environmental assessments, to secure abstraction licences.* Oversee budgets, contracts, risk, and performance related to water resources.* Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal teams, external partners and regulators.* Proven experience in Hydrology and water resource management.* Experience of effective project management, including financial and risk management.* Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.* Strong report writing skills.* Broad understanding of the regulatory and operational environment in the water sector.**As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:*** Personal private health care* Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)* Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)* Double-matched pension (maximum 6% employee contribution)* 26 days annual leave – rising with length ofservice and the ability to buy more* Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay* Bonus scheme* Flexible benefits to support your wellbeingand lifestyle**Inclusion at Anglian Water:**We value the representation & diversity within our communities. 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: Sunday 11th January 2026**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.