Overview
Job Title: Senior Hydrologist
Salary – Circa 45k depending on skills and experience
Permanent
Location: Hybrid working, at least 2 days per week in the office, 1 day of which will be in our offices in Cambridge. The other day is flexible, according to your location
Must have ability to travel to other Anglian Water sites as and when required
Private health care
Virtual GP service for you and your household
Double-matched pension
Life assurance at 8 times salary
Embrace a Water-Resilient Future with Anglian Water
Join us at Anglian Water and dive into a career dedicated to protecting one of our most precious resources-water. In this role, you’ll contribute directly to our strategies to conserve water and protect ecosystems affected by climate change. Your technical skills will play a critical role in our mission to manage water resources and mitigate drought risks. This is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to safeguard the future of water for our communities and the natural environment.
Be part of a purpose-driven, technical team, dedicated to securing a resilient water future for our region and ensuring a lasting legacy for future generations by helping to develop our next Drought Plan.
What will you be doing?
This is an analytical and scientific role which works to ensure the security of supply of upstream resources, in terms of quantity, quality, current and long-term view depending on the situation.
Your role will involve working with a number of key internal and external stakeholders where you will work both tactically and strategically to respond and develop plans for managing Drought for surface water and groundwater resources.
You will ensure surface water and catchment risk assessments are fully investigated and updated. You will also be responsible for making recommendations for business decisions, escalating risks and delivering key actions.
The successful applicant will have the following key responsibilities:
- Lead and enable the production of hydrological modelling, analysis and information; required for the preparation and delivery of the Anglian Water Drought Plan, reservoir refill curves or reviews of energy costs.
- Provide water resource seasonal forecasting and monthly situation updates, in a timely manner, with recommendations to the business.
- Present findings and updates on their projects or actions to mitigate risk at relevant forums or information required for senior leader events (e.g. NDG, Water UK, WRE).
- Investigate and collate responses to regulator (e.g. Environment Agency, DWI), council (e.g. Planning applications or abstraction points in proximity to council structures), customer or wider business queries linked to hydrology and raw water resources (e.g. flooding, abstraction potential or hydrological impact assessments to support abstraction licence conditions).
- Support the delivery of Water Resources & Drought and wider business strategies as a key subject matter expert (e.g. Production Planning, Strategic Reservoirs, Nitrates and other raw water quality concerns utilising trend and prediction analysis for surface water sources).
What do you need?
- Degree in Earth/Environmental Sciences/Geography or equivalent.
- Experience developing, managing and undertaking hydrological modelling/forecasting, using specialist modelling packages and to implement continuous improvements as required.
- Technical experience in managing hydrological risk assessments.
- Experience with scientific data management & analysis.
- Catchment level understanding of hydrological behaviours.
- Ability to prepare and deliver high quality written technical reports and presentations to a varied audience.
- Ability to demonstrate strong communication and effectively manage key internal and external stakeholders.
- Effectively manage the delivery of projects.
As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
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Personal private health care including physiotherapy
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24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
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26 days annual leave – rising with length of service
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Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
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Bonus scheme
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Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
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Life Assurance at 8 times your salary
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Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary
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Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
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An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies
Inclusion at Anglian Water:
Inclusion is for everyone, and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.
Closing date: 28/10/2025
Interviews: 24/11/25 – 30/11/25
