Strategic Systems Planner
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Business associate professionals not elsewhere classified.
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
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£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
Salary Circa £43k - £50k, salary depending on skills and experience
Permanent
Full-time, with flexibility for part-time
Location: Huntingdon, Peterborough, Lincoln, Colchester - Hybrid Working
Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with hybrid working. Your base location can be in any of our regional offices, depending on your location.
Join Our Team as a Strategic System Planner – Shape the Long-Term Future of water resources and Water Recycling Planning
The East of England is facing significant challenges in both water supply and water recycling, driven by population growth and the escalating impacts of climate change. By 2050, there is an expected 38% reduction in available water, necessitating innovative solutions such as desalination and advanced water recycling. Are you ready to make a lasting impact on how we shape and future-proof our water resources and recycling services? If so, we’re on the lookout for a driven Strategic System planner with a passion for planning for the long-term. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal role in tackling some of the biggest challenges facing our region, helping to develop plans that will deliver value for customers, protect the environment, and drive long-term change in the East of England.
In this technical role as a Strategic System Planner, you’ll be repor
Permanent
Full-time, with flexibility for part-time
Location: Huntingdon, Peterborough, Lincoln, Colchester - Hybrid Working
Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with hybrid working. Your base location can be in any of our regional offices, depending on your location.
Join Our Team as a Strategic System Planner – Shape the Long-Term Future of water resources and Water Recycling Planning
The East of England is facing significant challenges in both water supply and water recycling, driven by population growth and the escalating impacts of climate change. By 2050, there is an expected 38% reduction in available water, necessitating innovative solutions such as desalination and advanced water recycling. Are you ready to make a lasting impact on how we shape and future-proof our water resources and recycling services? If so, we’re on the lookout for a driven Strategic System planner with a passion for planning for the long-term. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal role in tackling some of the biggest challenges facing our region, helping to develop plans that will deliver value for customers, protect the environment, and drive long-term change in the East of England.
In this technical role as a Strategic System Planner, you’ll be repor
ting to the Supply Demand Strategy Manager, providing essential input into developing the Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) and Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP).
You’ll play a key part in investment appraisal, system modelling, data management, analysis, report writing, and regulatory submissions, all while collaborating closely with both internal teams and external stakeholders like regulators and other water companies.
This is your chance to make a real impact on the future of water resources and water recycling, driving forward solutions to one of the UK’s most pressing challenges. Join us and be part of a team that is shaping the future of water resources and Water Recycling Planning.
What will you be doing?
Here’s a summary of the key accountabilities:
System Appraisal: Evaluate the performance of water and recycling systems, focusing on supply-demand balances, and performance indicators. This includes operating and enhancing models for investment appraisal (EBSD, C55) and system models (MISER, PyWR), to support investment decisions and refine existing needs. Informing Decision Making:
You’ll play a key part in investment appraisal, system modelling, data management, analysis, report writing, and regulatory submissions, all while collaborating closely with both internal teams and external stakeholders like regulators and other water companies.
This is your chance to make a real impact on the future of water resources and water recycling, driving forward solutions to one of the UK’s most pressing challenges. Join us and be part of a team that is shaping the future of water resources and Water Recycling Planning.
What will you be doing?
Here’s a summary of the key accountabilities:
System Appraisal: Evaluate the performance of water and recycling systems, focusing on supply-demand balances, and performance indicators. This includes operating and enhancing models for investment appraisal (EBSD, C55) and system models (MISER, PyWR), to support investment decisions and refine existing needs. Informing Decision Making:
Provide technical analysis for the WRMP and DWMP, including input into regional water resources planning. This involves compiling and analysing GIS data at both the company asset level and the water environment catchment level to inform key decisions. Annual Reporting: Contribute to the preparation of regulatory submissions for the Annual Performance Report (APR) and the annual reviews of the DWMP and WRMP.
As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
- Full private healthcare with no excess
- 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
- A flexible and friendly working culture
- Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%
- Life Assurance at eight times your salary
- Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
- Bonus Scheme
- Lots of great discounts
- Degree in Geography, Environmental Sciences, or a related field relevant to strategic water and wastewater planning.
- Relevant post-graduate qualification.
- Project management
- Technical analysis
- Report writing for internal and external audiences, including regulatory submissions
- Strategic investment planning, including assessing investment needs, developing and evaluating options, and conducting cost-benefit and multi-criteria analyses
Why apply?
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a central role in shaping the future of water and wastewater planning in the East of England. As a Strategic Systems Planner, you'll directly contribute to addressing one of the region’s most pressing environmental challenges by using innovative modelling and analytical tools to influence major investment and policy decisions. You'll work in a collaborative, forward-thinking team, liaising with technical experts, regulators, and stakeholders—making a real impact while developing your strategic, technical, and leadership skills.
Closing date: 24th March 2026
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