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)
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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 with in 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#loveeverydrop!#LI-LJ1
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