Sampling Scheduler
Circa £11,648 dependent on skills and experience
Part time – 2 days per week
Fixed term contract – until 25th May 2027
Hybrid working – with some office based work in Central Laboratory in Huntingdon
Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team!
Before it reaches our customer’s tap, drinking water is cleaned, disinfected and tested to ensure it’s safe to be consumed; after the water has been flushed and poured into our sewers, it’s delivered to our water recycling works, where it’s cleaned before it gets passed back to nature, where it’s also tested to ensure it’s not going to damage the environment.
We analyse and test hundreds of clean water and final effluent samples everyday.
Our samplers travel around the Anglian Water region visiting Anglian Water’s water treatment works and recycling centres, boreholes, reservoirs, rivers and customer properties collecting water samples and carrying out on-site chlorine tests.
We are looking for a Sampling Scheduler to assist in planning and co-ordinating the sampling programme to meet the regulatory and business need. You will operate our scheduling systems to ensure sampling events (planned and ad-hoc) are scheduled to ensure 100% compliance with regulatory and business requirements.
The role will liaise with the Sampling Managers to schedule workflow and resources proactively and dynamically.
Key responsibilities
Participate in sample scheduling as required and maintain a broad technical understanding of methods in your area of responsibility
Demonstrate flexible working to ensure that all samples are scheduled as planned, providing team cover as required
Demonstrate delivery of an effective and efficient service whilst maximising team flexibility
Participate in operational rotas and work schedules in line with business needs
Demonstrate excellent communication with Sampling Managers and Samplers to ensure all unplanned absence is captured and the sampling schedule is updated to ensure all samples are accounted for e.g. sickness cover, and vehicle breakdowns
Support the Sampling Managers to ensure all planned absence is captured by the scheduling team and agreed weekly prior to approval e.g. annual leave
We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
Personal private health care
Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
25 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay
Bonus scheme
Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
What does it take to be successful?
Knowledge and experience sufficient to resolve complex technical problems
Able to troubleshoot, resolve and minimise issues
Able to analyse, compare, interpret, and make judgements
Able to work to deadlines and prioritise workloads
Understand customer requirements and how customers use our analytical data
Able to effectively communicate at all levels
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: 23rd July 2026
Interviews: W/C 3rd August 2026
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