Optimisation Engineer- Water Recycling

Anglian Water is an innovative utility company caring for social and environmental prosperity of our region. As Water Recycling Optimisation team, we look out for one another, and we care about doing the right thing for the environment. We know our Water Recycling processes and assets and we pride ourselves on supporting our operational colleagues by providing advice as well as asset and process solutions.

In more tangible terms, we replace old technology with new and we champion changes to how we operate individual assets and treatment processes. We work across all Water Recycling. We thus install new types of air blowers at Water Recycling Centres (WRCs), pumps and control systems (variable speed drives (VSDs) and software logic for our computer control systems (PLCs)). We also install new sludge thickening plants or help recommission units that had not been operated before. We do both small and more complex projects, which we deliver together with Optimisation Solutions Delivery team and our third-party partners.

We're growing our team and seeking a curious person who shares our passion for improvement and environment. If you thrive on taking initiative, prioritising, building relationships and communicating with audiences at various levels of the organisation, enjoy working in a small team, and find yourself at your best while supporting, coordinating, and overseeing the team of experts, we want to hear from you.,

• Good understanding of Water Recycling processes to enable you to support and coach team members


• Experience within Lean management


• Ability to lead projects and deal with a range of internal and external stakeholders


• Demonstrable experience of integrating capital schemes into operational sites.


• Health and Safety management ideally qualified to IOSH level


• Full UK driving licence, Regular (2-3 days a week) operational site visits to meet and support optimisation engineers (this will require an active presence on AW sites across the whole region).


• Relationship building and communication with Water Recycling stakeholders to ensure understanding and alignment of optimisation programme priorities.


• Drive stakeholder engagement and coordinate project delivery, ensuring alignment with timelines and budgets as well as effective handover and benefits realisation.


• Work with team of data analysts on creating effective tools for efficiency opportunity identification and project benefits monitoring and realisation.


• Champion and embed effective continuous improvement process for our Tactical Optimisation and Solution Delivery teams.


• Prepare and present comprehensive reports or case studies on optimisation initiatives, including progress updates and key performance metrics.


• Auditing of framework third party contractors that we work with.


• Provide and organise technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.


• Act as a stand-in for the team's manager when needed.


Inclusion at Anglian Water

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community's Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women's Utility Network.

We offer a wide range of benefits including private health care, virtual GP service for you and your household. Generous pension scheme - we double-match your contributions, up to 6% giving you 18% combined contribution