Water Innovation Fund Lead
Circa £50,202 dependent on skills and experience
Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexible working options
Peterborough
Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team!
We are looking for a Water Innovation Fund Lead to join our Research and Innovation team!
This role is accountable for using the Ofwat Innovation Fund as a strategic route to build Anglian Water innovation capability, shape high-value opportunities and accelerate learning from sector-wide collaboration.
In this role you will act as the connector between business challenges, external innovation partners, Ofwat-funded activity, and internal adoption pathways. You will help Anglian Water gain maximum value from projects where we lead, partner or observe, ensuring learning is captured, shared and converted into future bids, adoption opportunities and investment decisions.
Oversee funded innovation activity using an experimentation mindset, focusing on proof of feasibility, speed of learning, risk reduction and scalable business impact
Work with technical leads, project sponsors and partners to define learning questions, trial success criteria, assumptions, decision points and evidence requirements
Ensure Anglian Water’s Innovation Fund projects are delivered to agreed safety, time, cost, quality and governance expectations.
Maintain visibility of delivery progress, project risks, dependencies and emerging issues, escalating where appropriate
Capture financial and non-financial benefits, including learning value, technical feasibility, regulatory insight, resilience, environmental outcomes and customer value
We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
What does it take to be successful?
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: 20th August 2026
Interview date: W/C 7th September or W/C 14th September
