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Posted 20 July, 2026

Head of Catchment Flow Compliance

Jobtailor
Huntingdon, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

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  • Own and lead end-to-end wastewater performance and regulatory compliance across all catchments
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  • Provide clear line of sight on risk, performance and compliance to Executive and Board
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  • Drive a shift from reactive reporting to proactive, real-time operational control
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  • Work across all of Anglian Water to align operational, capital, regulatory and corporate teams around a single approach to performance and compliance
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  • Break down silos and bring together Operations, Planning, Capital Delivery, Data & Digital and Regulatory teams
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  • Ensure the business operates as one integrated system with shared ownership of outcomes
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  • Lead delivery of one of the sector’s top priorities: reducing wastewater spills and improving river and coastal health
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  • Translate regulatory commitments into tangible operational and investment outcomes
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  • Lead a step-change transformation in wastewater data, reporting and insight
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  • Build a trusted, end-to-end data model – from asset to Board
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  • Replace manual processes with automated, scalable and auditable systems
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  • Embed a culture where data drives decisions, early intervention and operational control
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  • Shape multi-AMP investment to deliver compliance and performance outcomes
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  • Lead delivery of regulatory commitments, plans and reporting
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  • Establish strong governance, assurance and relationships with Ofwat and the Environment Agency
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  • Work across the sector, regulators and partners to shape best practice and future approaches
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  • Build strong relationships with supply chain and technology partners
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  • Champion innovation, new technology and more integrated, catchment-based ways of working
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  • Lead and inspire a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team
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  • Build a culture of ownership, accountability, curiosity and continuous improvement
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Requirements\n
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  • Significant leadership experience in Water Recycling or a comparable regulated environment
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  • Proven ability to design and deliver complex, organization-wide strategies
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  • Strong commercial awareness, including shaping TOTEX investment decisions
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  • To be comfortable making high-impact decisions with incomplete information
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  • Able to think and act systemically, balancing customer, environmental, regulatory and commercial priorities and have experience of data transformation or insight-led decision making
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  • To be credible and influential with executive leaders, partners and regulators
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  • To have the ability to be motivated by stretch targets and takes pride in building teams that consistently outperform
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  • To champion collaboration, innovation and new ways of working and lead people and culture with clarity, energy and purpose to ensure effective delivery.
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