Salary:Circa £43,500, dependent on skills and experience
Permanent, Full-time, with flexibility for part-time.
Base Location: Flexible, with travelrequiredto Peterborough and Huntingdon
Our services are at the heart of every single family and community in our region. Our Water Services team clean water to the highest standard, deliver it to millions of homes, and carefully manage it to ensure it never runs out. We borrow water from the environment, storeitand treat it to world-class standards to supply safe drinking water to 4.3 million customers in towns and villages from Grimsby in the northeast of our region to Milton Keynes at the south-western tip.
The Continuous Improvement Manager will play a key role in driving technical improvement and innovation across Supply Maintenance Delivery.You’llanalyse current processes, introduce new technical solutions, and develop business cases that help us deliver safer, moreefficientand more effective maintenance operations. Working closely with delivery teams and stakeholders, you will champion change, standardise ways of working, and ensure improvements are fully embedded to support ahigh performing,best‑in‑classdelivery route.
Key Responsibilities
1. Develop and implement continuous improvement strategies aligned to departmental goals.
2. Identify,evaluateand introduce innovative technical solutions, including leading pilots and trials.
3. Analyse and enhance maintenance delivery processes, addressing shortfalls and driving efficiency.
4. Create and present business cases and track delivery of benefits and performance improvements.
5. Collaborate with stakeholders across Supply to ensure effective communication and change adoption.
6. Support a consistent approach to processes,productsand policies across SMD.
7. Manage risks, escalate issues whererequiredand ensure improvements are embedded sustainably.
8. Drive productivity, reducewasteand help shift maintenance approaches from reactive to proactive.
9. Promote a culture of safety, continuousimprovementanddata‑leddecision making.
Requirements
10. Strong experience delivering improvement, innovation and change initiatives.
11. Experience managing and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels.
12. Excellent organisational, negotiation and communication skills.
13. Ability to balance priorities and lead teams through change.
14. Commercial awareness and experience developing business cases.
15. Customer focusedmindset with a commitment tohigh standardsof safety.
16. Degree (or equivalent) desirable.
We invest in our people - as a valued employee,you’llbe entitled to:
17. Personal private health care
18. Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
19. 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
20. 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
21. Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
22. Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
23. Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay
24. Bonus scheme
25. Flexible benefits and working culture 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. We put people at the heart of ourbusinessand wetruly lovewhat we do!
Ifyou’repassionate about what you do and would like to make a difference, thenwe’dlove to hear from you.
Inclusion at Anglian Water
As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disabilitystatusor any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, andwe’recommitted to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.
Closing Date:29/05/2026
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