Head Of Water Supply

Dive Into Opportunity: Head of Water Supply

C£120k per annum dependent on skills and experience

Permanent/full time

Location: Across the Anglian Water Region

We are seeking a strategic, visionary and transformation focused experienced leader for the role of Head of Water Supply within our Water Services division.

You will have overall accountability for the treatment and supply of safe, clean, wholesome water to all of Anglian Water's over 4 million customers, and the safety of the teams who operate and maintain those processes. Safety and Water Quality will always be our number one priorities.

What you'll be doing:

You will be leading the strategic transformation of Water Supply, particularly in relation to the delivery and commissioning of our Strategic Interconnector Pipeline, as part of a multi-AMP programme. You will create and develop a clear vision for Water Supply for the next AMP period and beyond and own delivery against this.

You will embrace innovation and digital opportunities, to both transform and optimise our processes and systems. You will continue to build culture of talent development, empowerment, inclusivity, and engagement within the Water Supply team, creating a strong talent pipeline and developing the skills that mean that Water Supply is fit for the future. Whilst leading change and transformation you will make sure that nothing compromises our focus on safety and water quality.

You will be performance focused, with a high support, high challenge approach, intent on continually raising the performance bar. You will deliver against budget, stretching performance measures and manage risk across our extensive asset base. You will have ownership of managing our capital delivery and leadership of the IOS(Water) Alliance, which delivers small scale agile investments to improve our treatment processes.

You'll be a member of the Water Services Senior Leadership team and wider Anglian Water Strategic Leadership community. You will build strong collaborative relationships particularly with our capital delivery Alliance Partners and external regulatory stakeholders

What does it take to be successful?

• Significant experience in a senior operational or leadership role with a record of building capacity, capability and empowerment.
• Visionary with experience of strategic transformation
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams
• Ability to assess risks and make significant operational resolutions in dynamic situations
• Passion to embrace Innovation to develop business and customer improvements.
• Strong collaborative and influencing skills

As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:

• ​​Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Personal private health care
• Annual bonus scheme
• 30 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

If you have a passion for driving change and delivering excellence in Water Supply operations, we invite you to apply for this challenging and rewarding role.

Closing date: 25 February 2024