Salary:Circafrom £50,000 depending on skills andexperience
Permanent, Full time(With options for Part-Time)
Location:Flexible within the Anglian Water region, with regular travelrequiredto central offices
Join us at Anglian Water and help shape the future of sustainable abstraction in one of the UK’s most environmentally sensitive regions. This is a rare opportunity to play a strategic leadership role at the intersection of environmental protection, regulation, and long‑term water security.
As climate change, population growth, and environmental pressures intensify, ensuring abstractionremainssustainable has never been more critical. In this role,you’llprovide 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, theAbstraction Strategy and Regulation Managerwill lead on abstraction strategy, regulatory risk management, and public interest case development.
You’llact as the focal point for managing abstraction licence change risks across AMP programmes, ensuring emerging risks areidentifiedearly, robust mitigation is in place, and regulatory commitments are delivered on time. Working collaboratively across the business and with external regulators,you’llshape long‑term sustainable abstraction strategy and integrate abstraction requirements into key programmes such as WRMP29, PR29, AWINEP, and the Environmental Destination Strategy.
Key responsibilities
1. Lead risk management for abstraction licence changes across AMP programmes, including WINEP and TLL
2. Maintain a central record of proposed licence changes, tracking drivers, risks, dependencies, and mitigations
3. Monitor progress andemergingrisks, ensuringtimelyescalation and intervention whererequired
4. Identifywhen abstraction caps cannot be met and lead the development of robust Public Interest Cases (IROPI / OPI)
5. Engage proactively with regulators, consultants, and internal teams to secure outcomes that protect water supplies and enable compliance
6. Collaborate with the Sustainable Abstraction Programme Team to design environmental mitigation and compensatory measures
7. Shape and influencelong‑termsustainable abstraction strategy, including innovative approaches such as dynamic abstraction licensing
8. Ensure abstraction needs and licence caps are fully and accurately reflected in WRMP29, PR29, and wider environmental programmes
9. Providestrategic insight on emerging regulatory trends, risks, and opportunities
10. Influence future regulatory direction through proactive engagement and policy shaping
11. Manage consultant support to deliver technical, regulatory, andevidence‑basedcase development
12. Champion a strong health, safety, and continuous improvement culture
Required skills and experience
13. Undergraduatedegree level qualification orequivalent
14. Experience leading complex project or programme management activities
15. Strong experience working with regulators,ideally within environmental or water sectors
16. Proven ability to develop and present robust,evidence basedregulatory cases
17. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to senior stakeholders
18. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret emerging risks and complex data
19. Ability to lead, influence, and inspire across multidisciplinary teams
20. Highly organised,self-motivated, and comfortable managing competing priorities
21. Working towards chartered status (desirable)
22. Water company or utilities sector experience (desirable)
As a valued employee,you’llbe entitled to:
23. Personal private health care
24. 26 days annual leave, rising with service, plus Bank Holidays
25. Optionto swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
26. Life cover at 8x your salary
27. Personal accidentcoverup to 5x your salary
28. Flexible working options
29. Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Waterdouble matchesyour contribution up to 6%
30. Bonus scheme
31. A wide range of flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
Why Anglian Water?
Anglian Water is not your typical water company. What we do really matters. Water is the lifeblood of our world, andwe’reproud 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.
Ifyou’repassionate about environmental protection, enjoy working with complex data and regulations, and want to make a tangible difference,we’dlove to hear from you.
Closing Date:10/05/2026
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