Salary: circa £65k, depending on skills and experience
Full-time, with flexibility for part-time.
37 hours per week/permanent
Location: Peterborough/London - Hybrid working, 2 days p/w in Anglian Water office and able to visit sites in Lincolnshire, when required
Virtual GP service for you and your household
Life assurance at 8 times salary
Be part of a once-in-a-generation project!
Anglian Water is delivering one of the most ambitious infrastructure programmes in our history, the multi-billion-pound Reservoirs Programme, including two major new water reservoirs in the East of England: Fens and Lincolnshire.
These projects of national significance will transform water supply across the region and secure a sustainable future for millions. We’re seeking a Planning Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping the Lincolnshire Reservoir, a career-defining opportunity for an experienced and passionate Town and Country Planner.
As Anglian Water’s Planning Lead, you’ll be at the forefront of our Development Consent Order (DCO) application, working alongside our specialist planning consultants as part of a multi disciplinary team of experts in consenting, design, masterplanning, construction, stakeholder engagement, land acquisition, and environment to drive a strategic, coordinated, and proactive approach, ensuring the project is not just consentable but fully fundable.
Manage outputs from specialist planning consultants to deliver key planning documents, including the Planning Strategy, Planning Statement, Policy Accordance Tables, Statements of Common Ground, and S106 Agreements.
Provide strategic planning input into the DCO programme, design decisions, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, and DCO requirements.
What does it take to be Planning Lead?
As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
Inclusion at Anglian Water:
We value the representation & diversity within our communities. 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: 26th July 2026
Join us to help shape our future water supply
This is a great opportunity to influence one of the UK water industry’s most ambitious infrastructure programmes and help shape a legacy that will benefit future generations across our region.
If you’re ready to lead and leave your mark, we want to hear from you!
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