Salary:Circa£35,000, dependent on skills and experience
Permanent, Full-time, with flexibility for part-time.
Base Location:Flexible throughout the Anglian Water region – Hybrid remote 

Make every drop of your career count. Join our team and start making a real difference where it matters!

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.

As a Production Planning Support Engineer,you’llplay a vital role in ensuring the right quantity and quality of water is delivered where and whenit’sneeded. Working within our Production Planning team,you’llsupport the creation of daily,weeklyand monthly operational plans, gathering and interpreting real-time system constraints to keep our network running efficiently and compliantly.

You’llcollaborate closely with operational teams,plannersand analysts, building a strong understanding of the network and proactivelyidentifyingrisks and opportunities. As a key user of our production planning tools,you’llhelp drive continuous improvement and ensure our plans remainaccurate,implementableand responsive to change.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather andmonitordynamic operational constraints such as demand, asset availability, waterqualityand abstraction limits

• Support the development and delivery ofaccurate, actionable production plans across multiple timescales

• Act as a super-user of production planning tools, ensuring data isaccurateand up to date

• Monitor KPIs and system performance,identifyingpotential deviations and risks

• Investigate issues, support root causeanalysisand help implement mitigations

• Work closely with operational teams to communicate plans and respond to changing conditions

• Contribute to continuous improvement of planning tools,processesand data quality

• Support maintenance and capital delivery by contributing to operational impact planning

• Build strong relationships across Water Services, Asset Health, WaterResourcesand wider stakeholders

What does it take to be a Production Planning Support Engineer?

• Experience in an operational or engineering role, ideally within the water industry

• Strong understanding of water treatment and distribution processes

• Knowledge of hydraulic principles

• Confident using complex software, datatoolsor models (e.g. hydraulic or planning tools)

• Experience working with operational stakeholders and influencing decisions

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data andidentifytrends

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• A relevant qualification or equivalent experience in engineering,scienceor data-related fields (desirable)

We invest in our people - as a valued employee,you’llbe entitled to:  

• Personal private health care   

• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household 

• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more  

• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)  

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• 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 

• Bonus scheme    

• 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 adifference,thenwe’dlove to hear from you.

Inclusion at Anglian Water
We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong.We’reproud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter, and Armed Forces Covenant, andwe’rea Disability Confident employer.

Closing Date:08/07/2026
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