Environmental Risk Reduction Technicians
Starting Salary £36,500 -this role also has the benefit of a company van for business use .
We offer a wide range of benefits including private health care, virtual GP service for you and your household, and a generous pension scheme – we double-match your contributions, up to 6%, giving you an 18% combined contribution.
Location: We have 3 exciting opportunities for this role-
* Lincolnshire & Surrounding area
* Essex & Suffolk & surrounding area
* Norfolk & Cambridgeshire area
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, with flexibility for part-time working
Water Recycling is at the heart of our operations. Our skilled in‑house teams collect and treat used water, returning it safely to the environment via rivers and coastal outlets. With over 76,000 kilometres of sewers and more than 1,000 Water Recycling Centres, we play a critical role in protecting our region's environment.
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The Role
As an Environmental Risk Reduction Technician, you will help protect our environment by driving down pollution risk across our Water Recycling Centres (WRCs) and Pumping Stations (PSs).
Your primary focus will be delivering proactive site audits, ensuring compliance, and identifying improvements to prevent pollution events. You will work closely with local Operations teams, offering specialist support, sharing best practice and helping embed consistent standards across the region.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver proactive audits across WRCs and PSs, raising and tracking actions to completion
* Complete assurance checks on local audits to ensure accuracy and consistency.
* Identify recurring issues and themes, sharing insights with the Process Performance Team.
* Support Environment Agency OSM audits, providing technical guidance and helping embed improvements.
* Produce and maintain Environmental Risk Management Plans (ERMPs).
* Support the rollout of pollution‑prevention initiatives and standardised processes.
* Carry out assurance checks on environmental policies and operational compliance.
* Provide clear feedback, coaching and best‑practice guidance to Operations teams.
What We're Looking For
* Understanding of Water Recycling processes.
* Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship‑building skills.
* Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple operational areas.
* IT literate (Excel, Word, Office 365) and experience using systems such as IRIS and SAP would be advantageous
* Commitment to environmental protection and continuous improvement.
* Strong organisational and administrative skills.
* Confident communicator (written and verbal) with the ability to interpret and present technical data clearly to different stakeholders.
* Strong analytical skills, including data handling and spreadsheet proficiency (functions, formulas, linking, sorting).
* Full UK driving licence
Inclusion at Anglian Water
Join us and make a real difference.
We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We support the Social Mobility Pledge, are signatories to Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter, hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant, are accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, and proudly support the Women's Utility Network.
If you are passionate about protecting the environment and want to develop your career with a company that values your contribution, please apply today.
Closing Date: Sunday 08th March
Interview Dates: Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th & Friday 27th March
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