Assurance Lead
Location: Within the East Anglia area to include: Lincoln, Peterborough, Huntingdon,
Northampton, Milton Keynes, Norfolk and Colchester
Contract: Permanent/Full time
Salary: circa £50,000 & Car Allowance*
Who are we?
Here within Anglian Water, we collaborate with a number of alliance partners to provide the best water and water recycling services across the region by maintaining our existing assets and undertaking new projects to safeguard future water supplies.
Playing a key part in our drive to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop are our Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS) Alliance. Comprising of Anglian Water, MGroup, Barhale and Kier, the IOS Alliance work together to concentrate on solutions across the water recycling and clean water asset base.
What will you be doing as our new Assurance Lead?
This is an extremely exciting support the development of a new vision for Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS), where a heavy focus on Quality and Assurance will be critical to IOS’s Success. IOS consists of a team of experts from Anglian Water, and external Partners who collaboratively work together to deliver optimal solutions for Anglina Water. As we move into AMP8 IOS will support the delivery of Anglian Water’s most ambitious capital programme yet, where the volume and complete of work will increase. Therefore, to support this programme IOS must have a clear quality and assurance strategy to meet these challenges.
As an Assurance lead you will provide clear leadership and co-ordination of the Assurance processes for the programme area or portfolios assigned and use operational, construction knowledge and experience to support the safe and efficient delivery of IOS / Pan Alliance schemes by:
1. Supporting delivery of projects and assuring with project teams they do not cause adverse customer, environmental or operational impacts. When engaged, taking a balanced view of operational and project delivery needs and promoting collaboration between operational and IOS teams.
2. Working with project delivery teams to assure, review and verify effective plans for managing project assurance.
3. Support delivery teams in identifying and monitoring key deliverables across IOS processes.
4. Where directed, actively participating in ROV, Project Rehearsal, Fit for Assembly, and progress meetings to influence efficient project delivery.
A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours
5. Experience of operational risk and impact planning Collaborative mind-set
6. Good leadership and communication skills
7. Experienced in a delivery environment
8. Knowledge of construction safety
9. Good understanding of an alliance environment
10. Experience of working in a site construction environment
11. Higher education level in a construction or engineering subject Knowledge of water and/or water recycling operations
12. Safety, Environmental, Quality qualifications are desirable
13. Collaborative, approachable and welcoming of new ideas
14. Strong integrator and self-motivated
15. Excellent influencing and people skills.
16. Confident and robust challenger
17. Engaging and supportive
Why Anglian Water?
At Anglian Water, our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure their hard work is recognised and rewarded. Some of our benefits include:
18. Bonus scheme
19. Private healthcare
20. Competitive pension scheme
21. Up to 26 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
22. Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing
23. EAP scheme
24. Car Allowance * (*
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.
If you feel this role is your next move within the industry and you display these skill sets and attributes, then please apply today.
Closing date: 15th October 2025
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