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Anglian Water

Regulated water supply and wastewater services

Head of Health, Safety and Environment

Full-TimePosted on 10/15/2026Deadline 11/9/26
£110k+ Bonus up to 25% + Double-matched pension contributions + Car allowance
Expert
Bachelor's
Peterborough, UK
HybridHybrid working is available; work also spans Anglian Water sites.
Facilities OperationsEnvironmental Health & Safety

About the job

Requirements
  • Significant leadership experience across Health, Safety and Environment functions.
  • Proven experience leading large-scale Health, Safety and Environment strategies within infrastructure, utilities, engineering, or construction environments.
  • Demonstrable success influencing senior stakeholders.
  • Experience delivering governance, assurance, and cultural transformation programmes.
  • Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental legislation and regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Degree qualification in a relevant discipline and membership of IOSH, IEMA, CQI, or an equivalent professional body.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and embed the 'Safer Every Day' culture across Major Infrastructure Delivery programmes, driving excellence in health, safety, and environmental performance.
  • Develop and implement the Health, Safety and Environment strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and organisational values.
  • Provide strategic leadership, governance, and assurance across major infrastructure projects from design through to delivery.
  • Oversee Health, Safety and Environment performance across delivery partners and framework organisations, ensuring effective risk management and regulatory compliance.
  • Lead incident investigations and oversee corrective and preventative improvement actions.
  • Establish performance measures, assurance frameworks, and governance processes that drive continuous improvement.
  • Influence senior stakeholders, regulators, and industry partners, providing strategic advice and assurance on Health, Safety and Environment matters.
  • Champion innovation, digital solutions, and new approaches to health, safety, and environmental management.
  • Lead and develop high-performing teams, supporting succession planning, capability building, and professional development.
  • Promote wellbeing, inclusion, and a positive safety culture across all programmes and teams.
  • Monitor emerging legislation, industry developments, and regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance and best practice are maintained.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working within alliance, joint venture, or collaborative delivery environments.
  • Knowledge of organisational development, training, and competence frameworks.

About the company

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Anglian Water

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Anglian Water provides water supply and wastewater services in the East of England for about 4.3 million customers. It extracts, treats, and distributes drinking water and collects and treats wastewater, funded mainly through regulated customer charges. The company invests in infrastructure and technology to ensure reliable, safe water service and aims to operate with high environmental and social responsibility. It also offers support for customers in financial difficulty and provides priority services for those in need. Compared with peers, Anglian Water’s scale, regulated revenue model, and strong focus on infrastructure investment, water quality, sustainability, and customer support distinguish it from other utilities. The company’s goal is to maintain world-class water quality, deliver dependable services, and advance environmental stewardship and social responsibility in the communities it serves.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$1.4B

Headquarters

Huntingdon, United Kingdom

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • August 2026 framework awards accelerate capital delivery for climate-resilience projects.
  • September 2026 A$350 million notes extend funding for infrastructure investment.
  • Bexwell and IC2 works advance before 2030, supporting growth and drought resilience.

What critics are saying

  • July 2026 hosepipe ban across nearly entire region signals acute supply stress.
  • DWI issued September 2026 discolouration notice; Lincoln-to-Grantham enforcement still threatens service restrictions.
  • 2026 pollution forecast misses Ofwat targets; repeated breaches invite fines, scrutiny, and trust erosion.

What makes Anglian Water unique

  • Whole-business securitisation funds Anglian Water's regulated network at scale.
  • Strategic Pipeline Alliance moves 580km of water by 2030 across drier East England.
  • New £1.5 billion major projects framework adds flexible Tier 1 delivery capacity.

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Benefits

  • Performance Bonus
  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

8%

2 year growth

8%
Megaproject
Oct 14th, 2026
AVK and Cla-Val awarded 5-year valve supply agreement.

AVK and Cla-Val awarded 5-year valve supply agreement. Anglian Water has awarded a £3.6 million specialist control valve supply framework to AVK UK and Cla-Val UK, covering equipment and spares for actuator applications. The agreement covers pressure-reducing valves, flow-control valves, pressure-sustaining valves, level-control valves, and combination-control valves, alongside spares and ancillary products for use with actuators. The framework has an award value of £3.6 million, including VAT, and covers deliveries across four English regions: the North East, East Midlands, East of England, and South East. The initial contract period is scheduled to run from 15 November 2026 to 14 November 2031. Anglian Water may extend the agreement, in whole or in part, for up to five additional one-year periods. Alternative extension periods are also permitted, provided the agreement does not extend beyond 14 November 2036. AVK UK and Cla-Val UK were selected through a competitive flexible procurement procedure, with the award dated 2 October 2026. The procurement was structured as a framework agreement for goods. Cla-Val UK is classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise. The agreement also includes options for Anglian Water to purchase additional quantities beyond those initially specified, as well as associated products of a similar nature to the equipment listed. The contract covers specialist control valves and related components within the scope of the framework, with both companies named as suppliers. The notice does not specify individual supply allocations for either company. Topics: Plumbing Recent Comments

The Construction Index
Sep 24th, 2026
Barhale to build Alconbury wastewater capacity.

Barhale to build Alconbury wastewater capacity. 45 minutes Anglian Water's @one Alliance has chosen Barhale to construct the £14.8m, 7.5km, pipeline needed for wastewater capacity at the planned Alconbury Weald new town in Cambridgeshire. The new town is planned on the site of the former RAF Alconbury, and has permission for around 6,200 homes and 190,000 sq m of employment floorspace. Barhale has been appointed to construct a twin pipeline at diameters of 400mm, 315mm and 250mm, predominantly in open-cut, around the eastern side of Huntingdon. The route across the development site will be 1.5km long, with the remainder mainly crossing agricultural land. The route avoids the disruption a more direct route through Huntingdon town centre would cause. The pipeline will discharge directly into Huntingdon Water Recycling Centre inlet works, at a flow rate of 144l/s. An existing pumping station at Alconbury Weald does not have sufficient capacity so developer Urban&Civic will build a new terminal pumping station. HDD will be used at 10 locations, including a complex crossing of the East Coast Main Line, where Barhale will install twin 355m-long 630mm sleeves to slipline the 400mm pipe, and beneath the River Great Ouse, where twin 292m-long 400mm sleeves will accommodate the 250mm pipeline. At the River Great Ouse crossing, Barhale will use track mats and Bailey bridges to cross drainage dykes and to avoid the archaeologically sensitive ridge and furrow feature. To improve materials management and safety along the site, Barhale will also trial use of a new Wacker Neuson off-road dumper with a skip change system. When not operating as a conventional dumper, it can be fitted with a flatbed, offering greater carrying capacity than a standard pickup truck while providing off-road capability. Ashley Jordan, construction manager, Barhale, said: "Housing and commercial growth, together with climate change and urban creep, mean the existing sewer network will no longer meet demand by 2027. This project provides the necessary additional capacity. "While the majority of the pipeline will be laid in conventional open-cut, the HDD installations beneath the East Coast Main Line and the River Great Ouse are quite challenging, particularly given the relatively wet ground conditions. "We are looking forward to working with Anglian Water and our @one Alliance partners to deliver an asset that will futureproof the network to support the continued growth of Alconbury Weald." The project is scheduled for handover to the developer in November 2027.

Kalkine Media
Sep 16th, 2026
Anglian Water issues $227.5M notes at 6.622% under Australian dollar MTN programme

Anglian Water Services Financing Plc has issued A$350 million of 6.622% Guaranteed Class A Notes due 18 September 2031 under its A$10 billion Australian dollar Secured Medium-Term Note Programme. The financing subsidiary of Anglian Water Group published the Pricing Supplement on 16 September 2026, setting out final terms for the notes. The securities are intended for specified international investors and have not been registered under the US Securities Act of 1933. They may not be offered or sold within the United States or to US persons. The issuance reflects Anglian Water's strategy of accessing international debt capital markets to fund regulated water infrastructure activities in the east of England. The Class A secured structure aligns with the company's whole business securitisation financing framework.

Costain
Aug 20th, 2026
Video: Delivering critical water infrastructure to enhance climate resilience in the East of England.

Video: Delivering critical water infrastructure to enhance climate resilience in the East of England. 20 August 2026 Costain is the principal contractor at Anglian Water's site at Bexwell, where it is delivering a series of essential works to enable the strategic pipeline project, including the construction of a new pumping station. In the video below, Bryan Williams, Framework Director at Costain and Tom Shepherd, Senior Project Manager, explain what Costain is delivering at Bexwell. What is the strategic pipeline project? Anglian Water's strategic pipeline is one of Europe's biggest environmental projects and is the largest drinking water project the UK has seen for a generation. The pipeline is part of a 580km long water network that will stretch from North Lincolnshire to Essex and go into full supply before 2030. Why is the project so important? The East of England is one of the driest regions in the country, with only two-thirds of England's average rainfall. It is also one of the fastest growing, with potential population growth of one million people by 2045. Together, these challenges make the Anglian Water region particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Once complete, the pipeline will enable up to 55 million litres of water to be moved from 'wetter' to 'drier' parts of the region. About the Bexwell site Bexwell is a strategically important site on the strategic pipeline project. It acts as a connector for two sections of the pipeline: * To the north, a 51-kilometre pipeline between Bexwell and Etton, near Peterborough. * To the south, a 71-kilometre pipeline between Bexwell and Bury St Edmunds. What is Costain delivering at Bexwell? Costain is constructing a new pumping station at Bexwell to support the transfer of water from wetter to drier parts of the region. The project has required Costain to carry out a series of critical enabling works, which have included extensive modification works to an existing reservoir so it is fit to serve the new pipeline, as well as installing a temporary recirculation pump. These works have been completed with no disruption to the existing water network.

FMJ
Aug 19th, 2026
Gleeds appointed to new Anglian Water framework.

Gleeds appointed to new Anglian Water framework. International property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, has been named as one of just six suppliers on Anglian Water's new multi-million-pound Client-Side Commercial Assurance Services framework. Anglian Water is the largest water and water recycling firm in England and Wales by area, serving over seven million people across 14 counties. Through the new five-year agreement, it is seeking to strengthen governance, cost control, and compliance across its capital and operational programmes in the East of England. Having been appointed as a supplier, Gleeds' can now be called upon to provide a range of commercial assurance services that will help the water company ensure transparency, regulatory readiness, and defensible commercial decision-making. The contract award, which could be further extended to 2034, covers the provision of broad commercial assurance services such as cost verification, risk management, value-for-money assessments, programme control and supply chain oversight. It also extends to ensuring contract compliance, the structured management of changes to programmes, benchmarking and strategic business plan support. Lucinda Seagrave, Head of Utilities at Gleeds, said of the appointment: "Gleeds has extensive experience of delivering complex utilities programmes, including water, electricity and renewables. This latest appointment will enable us to contribute to the integrity and regulatory readiness of Anglian Water's commercial operations, enhancing the company's internal controls and helping to ensure that its capital and operational programmes are delivered on time, in line with approved budgets, and to their expected high standard." Facilities & Estates Management Live 2026 * 20-21 October, Business Design Centre, London * 3 CPD seminar theatres, 100+ suppliers, zero cost to attend The facilities and estates landscape is evolving fast. Keeping up with new regulations, sustainable practices, and workplace technologies requires the right insights and connections. That is why you need to be at Facilities & Estates Management Live. It is the premier dedicated event designed to help you learn, network, and truly feel part of our dynamic professional community. Best of all? It is completely free to attend.