Overview
Job Title: Water System Optimisation Graduate
Graduate Opportunity: Water System Optimisation Graduate
Water Production (Drinking Water) – System Optimisation
Salary: £32,000
Location: Based within the Anglian Water region covering the Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire area. Please note your placements may vary across the region and departments so flexibility is essential.
Are you a graduate looking to make a meaningful impact on the environment and your community? Our two-year graduate programme is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your career in a vital and fast-paced industry. You’ll be joining our Water Production team, which plays a crucial role in delivering clean, sustainable water to millions of customers across our region.
No two days are the same. Through rotational placements, you’ll gain exposure to a wide range of challenges and experiences. This dynamic environment will help you develop your technical knowledge, leadership skills, and strategic thinking. You’ll be at the heart of our mission to protect the environment and deliver exceptional service to our customers. You’ll gain hands-on experience and insight into the complexities of water management and build a strong foundation for a long-term career in the water industry.
What you’ll be doing:
Working with key stakeholders from across the Water Business Stream, the System Optimisation Team develop and deliver a wide portfolio of innovative system-based solutions that drive improvements in our regulatory performance metrics and outcomes. Through a better understanding of asset and system performance we aim to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of our day-to-day operations including the health, safety and wellbeing of our people. Through a systems approach we solve operational issues and key business challenges through innovation and continuous improvement creating value for our communities, stakeholders and the environment.
Throughout the graduate placement you will spend time across a number of teams to give you the skills and experience to help you prepare for a senior role within the System Optimisation Team.
Examples include:
Smart Water Systems – exploration, identification and delivery of a broad and diverse programme of Smart Water System investments and innovation across the Water Business Stream to deliver long term operational resilience in our next generation of water systems. Here you will have the opportunity to explore the future of water systems, through the application of innovation and involvement in wider sector forums focused on positive disruption and thought leadership that shape future water operations.
Systems Performance – we provide an insightful view of system performance, leveraging data and performance metrics to identify opportunities for system optimisation and drive informed decision making that supports the strategic goals of the business. Here you will learn the value of accurate data and how it can be used to target activity to best utilise the resource available.
Optimisation Delivery – we deliver a broad and diverse programme of Optimisation such as water network calming, energy efficiency and geographical system improvements to deliver financial savings and benefits towards numerous performance committments including leakage, interruptions to supply, water quality, customer and overall asset health. Working with specialist Engineers, you will be involved in the development of system-based solutions to ensure they meet holistic outcomes and are delivered efficiently directly and with our alliance partners.
We’re looking for graduates who are:
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Curious and courageous – eager to learn, ask questions, and challenge the status quo
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Active listeners and great communicators – able to engage with a wide range of people and understand different perspectives
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Team-driven collaborators – who thrive in a supportive, interdependent environment and understand the value of working across teams to achieve shared goals
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Strategic thinkers – who can see the bigger picture and make smart, informed decisions
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Open to change and dynamic environments – adaptable and resilient when faced with new challenges or shifting priorities
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Passionate about sustainability – and motivated to make a real difference to the environment and their community
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who are excited and looking to make a difference in the water industry.
What You’ll Gain
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A structured 2-Year graduate development programme with rotational placements
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Knowledge and awareness of Water Production – understanding how water is sourced, treated, and delivered to communities, and the challenges involved in maintaining sustainable services
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Hands-on experience in operations, leadership, and project delivery
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Mentoring and support from experienced professionals
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Opportunities to gain professional qualifications
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A career with purpose in a forward-thinking, values-driven organisation
Benefits:
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A health and wellbeing package designed to support your mental and physical health
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25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
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Double Matched Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (up to 18% total)
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Private Healthcare
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An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including fantastic maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies.
Ready to Make a Splash?
Please apply below, remembering to submit your CV along with a supporting document that responds to the questions below, where applicable please give examples.
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What motivates you to join Anglian Water’s Drinking Water team as a graduate, and how do you see yourself growing into a leadership role that reflects our values of building trust, doing the right thing, and always exploring?
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Describe a time when you took the lead on a project, task, or initiative.
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Tell us about a time when you helped build trust within a team or group.
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Leaders at Anglian Water are always exploring – seeking better ways to do things. Can you share an example of when you introduced a new idea, challenged the status quo, or adapted to change?
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Customer service is a key part of leadership at Anglian Water. What does great customer service mean to you, and how have you demonstrated it in a way that reflects our values – especially building trust and doing the right thing?
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Tell us about a time when you made a choice that helped improve health, safety, or wellbeing – this could be for yourself or others. How did your actions reflect our core values.
Closing Date: Sunday 14th September 2025
Assessment Centres (in Person): Thursday 16th October 2025 at Lancaster House Head Office in Huntingdon
