Head of Catchment Flow Compliance

Role Overview

• Own and lead end-to-end wastewater performance and regulatory compliance across all catchments
• Provide clear line of sight on risk, performance and compliance to Executive and Board
• Drive a shift from reactive reporting to proactive, real-time operational control
• Work across all of Anglian Water to align operational, capital, regulatory and corporate teams around a single approach to performance and compliance
• Break down silos and bring together Operations, Planning, Capital Delivery, Data & Digital and Regulatory teams
• Ensure the business operates as one integrated system with shared ownership of outcomes
• Lead delivery of one of the sector’s top priorities: reducing wastewater spills and improving river and coastal health
• Translate regulatory commitments into tangible operational and investment outcomes
• Lead a step-change transformation in wastewater data, reporting and insight
• Build a trusted, end-to-end data model – from asset to Board
• Replace manual processes with automated, scalable and auditable systems
• Embed a culture where data drives decisions, early intervention and operational control
• Shape multi-AMP investment to deliver compliance and performance outcomes
• Lead delivery of regulatory commitments, plans and reporting
• Establish strong governance, assurance and relationships with Ofwat and the Environment Agency
• Work across the sector, regulators and partners to shape best practice and future approaches
• Build strong relationships with supply chain and technology partners
• Champion innovation, new technology and more integrated, catchment-based ways of working
• Lead and inspire a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, curiosity and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Significant leadership experience in Water Recycling or a comparable regulated environment
• Proven ability to design and deliver complex, organisation-wide strategies
• Strong commercial awareness, including shaping TOTEX investment decisions
• To be comfortable making high-impact decisions with incomplete information
• Able to think and act systemically, balancing customer, environmental, regulatory and commercial priorities and have experience of data transformation or insight-led decision making
• To be credible and influential with executive leaders, partners and regulators
• To have the ability to be motivated by stretch targets and takes pride in building teams that consistently outperform
• To champion collaboration, innovation and new ways of working and lead people and culture with clarity, energy and purpose to ensure effective delivery.

Benefits

• A wealth of flexi-bens plus double matched pension up to 14% company contribution