Company: Anglian Water
Location: Cambridge
Posted: May 4th, 2026
Salary: Circa £45,000 depending on skills and experience
Permanent, Full time (With options for Part-Time)
Location: Flexible within the Anglian Water region, with regular travel required to central offices
Join us at Anglian Water and play a critical role in protecting one of our most precious resources - water. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of sustainable water resource management, ensuring that abstractions across our region are compliant, responsible, and aligned with our commitment to enhancing the natural environment.
Our region includes some of the UK's most environmentally sensitive catchments. As Abstraction Licensing Manager, you'll be central to ensuring abstraction activities are sustainably managed and compliant with regulatory requirements, helping us meet increasing environmental expectations from regulators, stakeholders, and the communities we serve. This is more than a technical role - it's a chance to make a real impact on the future of water and the natural environment.
About the role
Reporting to the Abstraction Compliance and Assurance Manager, the Abstraction Licensing Manager is responsible for the end-to-end management of abstraction licences across the Anglian Water region. You will lead on compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting, licence applications, and financial oversight, ensuring robust processes are in place and no regulatory commitments are missed.
This is a business critical role requiring strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and the confidence to interpret complex regulations and communicate technical information clearly across the business.
Key responsibilities
Lead abstraction licence compliance monitoring, including daily checks and compliance investigations
Ensure accuracy and integrity of all abstraction licence and monitoring datasets
Produce high-quality regulatory submissions, including abstraction returns and self-reporting
Act as technical lead on abstraction licensing matters, advising and supporting internal stakeholders
Manage abstraction licence applications, renewals, variations, transfers, and revocations
Oversee abstraction licence financials, including annual fees, charges, and derogation payments
Support enhanced modelling and analysis for high-risk ("hot") licence reviews
Maintain accurate corporate records of all licence conditions and changes
Work collaboratively with external bodies, including the Environment Agency and technical consultants
Support EIR requests and contribute to audit and assurance activities
Mentor and share knowledge within the team to strengthen capability and resilience
Required skills and experience
Educated to HNC level or equivalent NVQ
Experience in water resource management or environmental assessment (Desirable)
Strong experience working with large datasets, data analysis, and reporting
Confidence interpreting regulatory, legal, and licence documentation
Experience managing regulatory submissions and compliance processes
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail
Confidence and experience in owning large and complex financial processes and budget oversight
Experience using telemetry systems (Desirable)
Ability to manage your own workload and priorities effectively
As a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:
Personal private health care
26 days annual leave, rising with service, plus Bank Holidays
Option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
Life cover at 8x your salary
Personal accident cover up to 5x your salary
Flexible working options
Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double‑matches your contribution up to 6%
Bonus scheme
A wide range of flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
Why Anglian Water?
Anglian Water is not your typical water company. What we do really matters. Water is the lifeblood of our world, and we're proud of the difference we make every day. We put people at the heart of our business and champion innovation, collaboration, and sustainability to protect our environment now and for future generations.
If you're passionate about environmental protection, enjoy working with complex data and regulations, and want to make a tangible difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Closing Date: 10/05/2026
#loveeverydrop
#LI-SA2