Water Innovation Fund Lead
Circa£50,202dependent on skills and experience
Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexible working options
Peterborough

Dive into a world ofopportunity, andjoin our team!

We are looking for aWater Innovation FundLeadto join ourResearch and Innovationteam!

This role is accountable for using the Ofwat Innovation Fund as a strategic route to build Anglian Water innovation capability, shape high-value opportunities and accelerate learning from sector-wide collaboration.

In this role you will act as the connector between business challenges, external innovation partners, Ofwat-funded activity, and internal adoption pathways. You will help Anglian Water gain maximum value from projects where we lead, partner orobserve, ensuring learning is captured,sharedand converted into future bids, adoptionopportunitiesand investment decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee funded innovation activity using an experimentation mindset, focusing on proof of feasibility, speed of learning, riskreductionand scalable business impact

• Work with technical leads, projectsponsorsand partners to define learning questions, trial success criteria, assumptions, decisionpointsand evidence requirements

• Ensure Anglian Water’s Innovation Fund projects are delivered to agreed safety, time, cost,qualityandgovernance expectations.

• Ensure internal teams are engaged early and effectively so that successful innovation outputs have a clear route into business adoption,scalingor future investment

• Maintain visibility of delivery progress, project risks, dependencies andemergingissues, escalating where appropriate

• Represent Anglian Water professionally in externalproject forums, working groups, steeringgroupsand industry discussions

• Capture financial and non-financial benefits, including learning value, technical feasibility, regulatory insight, resilience, environmentaloutcomesand customer value

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 

• 26days 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.

What does it take to be successful?

• Experience leading innovation, transformation, or complex change initiatives involving multiple stakeholders

• Experience working with external partners, suppliers,fundersor collaborative delivery teams

• Understanding of innovation delivery, trials, pilots, benefits tracking and adoption pathways

• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to build effective relationshipsacross different teams and organisations

• Experience of preparing reports, presentations, governanceupdatesor decision papers

• Able to translate technical or complex project information into clear and engaging communications

• Self-starter who takes ownership while working within agreed governance and assurance frameworks

• Confident to challenge assumptions constructively and influence without direct authority

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which meanswe’llconsider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disabilitystatusorany 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:20thAugust 2026
Interview date:W/C 7thSeptember or W/C 14thSeptember

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