Environmental Strategy, Policy & Regulation Manager
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Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2152 (90% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Anglian Water Services is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Salary: Circa £50,000 - £57,000 depending on skills and experience
Permanent, Full time (With options for Part-Time)
Location: Flexible within the Anglian Water region, with regular travel required to central offices including working in Cambridge on Monday’s.
Join us at Anglian Water and help shape the future of sustainable water management across one of the UK's most environmentally important regions. This is a rare opportunity to influence environmental policy, shape long-term resource strategy, and work directly with regulators to balance environmental protection with water security for millions of customers.
As climate change, population growth, and environmental pressures intensify, ensuring abstraction remains sustainable has never been more critical. In this role, you’ll provide strategic, regulatory, and analytical leadership to protect water supplies for customers while enhancing the natural environment.
About The Role
Reporting to the Water Resources Environment Manager, the Abstraction Strategy and Regulation Manager will lead on abstraction strategy, regulatory risk management, and public interest case development.
You’ll act as the focal point for managing abstraction licence change risks across AMP programmes, ensuring emerging risks are identified early, robust mitigation is in place, and regulatory commitments are delivered on time. Working collaboratively across the business and with external regulators, you’ll shape long‑term sustainable abstraction strategy and integrate abstraction requirements into key programmes such as WRMP29, PR29, AWINEP, and the Environmental Destination Strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Permanent, Full time (With options for Part-Time)
Location: Flexible within the Anglian Water region, with regular travel required to central offices including working in Cambridge on Monday’s.
Join us at Anglian Water and help shape the future of sustainable water management across one of the UK's most environmentally important regions. This is a rare opportunity to influence environmental policy, shape long-term resource strategy, and work directly with regulators to balance environmental protection with water security for millions of customers.
As climate change, population growth, and environmental pressures intensify, ensuring abstraction remains sustainable has never been more critical. In this role, you’ll provide strategic, regulatory, and analytical leadership to protect water supplies for customers while enhancing the natural environment.
About The Role
Reporting to the Water Resources Environment Manager, the Abstraction Strategy and Regulation Manager will lead on abstraction strategy, regulatory risk management, and public interest case development.
You’ll act as the focal point for managing abstraction licence change risks across AMP programmes, ensuring emerging risks are identified early, robust mitigation is in place, and regulatory commitments are delivered on time. Working collaboratively across the business and with external regulators, you’ll shape long‑term sustainable abstraction strategy and integrate abstraction requirements into key programmes such as WRMP29, PR29, AWINEP, and the Environmental Destination Strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the assessment and management of environmental and regulatory risks that could impact water resource availability and long-term resilience.
- Work with regulators, environmental bodies, consultants and internal experts to develop solutions that protect the environment while maintaining secure water supplies.
- Degree qualified in an environmental, policy/ regulation, scientific, engineering or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience leading complex project or programme management activities
- Strong experience working with regulators, ideally within environmental or water sectors
- Proven ability to develop and present robust, evidence‑based regulatory cases
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to senior stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret emerging risks and complex data
- Ability to lead, influence, and inspire across multidisciplinary teams
- Highly organised, self‑motivated, and comfortable managing competing priorities
- Personal private health care
- 26 days annual leave, rising with service, plus Bank Holidays
- Option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
- Life cover at 8x your salary
- Personal accident cover up to 5x your salary
- Flexible working options
- Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double‑matches your contribution up to 6%
- Bonus scheme
- A wide range of flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
Anglian Water is not your typical water company. What we do really matters. Water is the lifeblood of our world, and we’re proud of the difference we make every day. We put people at the heart of our business and champion innovation, collaboration, and sustainability to protect our environment now and for future generations.
If you’re passionate about environmental protection, enjoy working with complex data and regulations, and want to make a tangible difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing Date: 11/09/2026
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Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 2152 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~39k in sampleP25 £33kP75 £52k
£27kmedian £43kgoing rate £42k£52k
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