Water Resources Planning Analyst
Strategic Planning Analyst (Water Resources & Water Recycling)
Circa £36,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Permanent
Full Time / 37 Hours (Flexible working opportunities available)
Location Flexible Across the Anglian Water Region
Double Matched Pension Scheme (up to 21% combined)
Private Healthcare
Make every drop of your potential count!
We’re looking for a Strategic Planning Analyst to join Anglian Water’s Strategic Asset Management team and play a key role in shaping the long-term future of both water resources and water recycling services across our region.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of some of the most important planning activities in the water industry, supporting the development of our Water Resources Management Plan and Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan. Your work will help ensure that strategic decisions are underpinned by robust evidence, reliable data, consistent methodologies and clear reporting.
Working across the Demand Forecasting and Decision Making functions, you will help deliver strategic planning programmes while supporting business planning, annual reporting and regulatory submissions.
What you'll be doing:
Develop, maintain and improve datasets, databases and reporting systems that underpin long-term planning activities
Support the delivery of Water Resources Management Plan, Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan and Annual Performance Review reporting requirements
Maintain and enhance demand forecasting and demand management models
Build and improve reporting capability using Power BI, GIS and database platforms
Use Python and other analytical tools to improve data management, automation and reporting processes
Manage, interpret and communicate large datasets relating to water demand, population, leakage and wider planning metrics
Support scenario testing, modelling and analysis to aid strategic decision-making
Work collaboratively with stakeholders across the business and external planning partners
Promote data quality, governance and continuous improvement
What we’re looking for
Proven experience building, managing and interpreting datasets and analytical models
Advanced Excel skills and experience working with database systems
Experience using Power BI to create meaningful reporting and visualisations
Experience working with GIS and spatial datasets
Knowledge of or experience writing code using Python
Strong analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills
Ability to interpret trends and communicate insights to different audiences
Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
Desirable: Experience within the water sector or regulated utilities, regulatory reporting, demand forecasting or long-term planning.
Why join Anglian Water?
Help shape the long-term future of water resources and water recycling planning, develop sought-after skills in Power BI, GIS, Python and strategic planning, and influence how we invest, grow and respond to future environmental and customer challenges.
Benefits
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service & the option to buy or sell 1 week)
Flexible working options
Private health care
Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches contributions up to 7%
Life assurance at eight times your salary
Annual bonus
Personal medical assessments
Virtual GP service
Cancer screening
Financial wellbeing support and salary finance benefits
Lifestyle savings including discounts on retail, travel and utilities
Employee Assistance Programme
Volunteer days
Inclusion at Anglian Water
We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We are proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter and Armed Forces Covenant, and we’re a Disability Confident employer.
Closing Date: Monday 27th July 2026
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