System Planner Lincoln, Lincolnshire Posted 12 hours ago

Salary: £43,500 per annum Working Pattern: Full Time or Part Time Location: Hybrid working with 1-2 days per week in the office Shape the future through data-driven planning

We're looking for a System Planner to join our established team of planners, helping to identify operational risks, influence strategic decision-making, and support future growth. This is a highly varied role where you'll combine analytical thinking, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills to help ensure we have the right plans and solutions in place both now and for the future. If you enjoy working with data, building relationships across a business, and turning insight into action, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

As a System Planner, you'll play a key role in understanding and managing operational and strategic risks across your region. You'll:

• Analyse and interpret data to identify current and future risks
• Work closely with operational teams and data owners to understand trends and opportunities
• Develop recommendations and solutions to mitigate risks and support business performance
• Support longer-term planning by identifying emerging risks, growth requirements, and future network needs
• Build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the business
• Present insights and recommendations clearly and confidently to different audiences
• Use data-driven decision making to influence planning priorities and business outcomes

What we're looking for

We're open to candidates from a variety of backgrounds who can demonstrate strong transferable skills. We're particularly interested in people who can bring:

Essential

• Experience analysing data and generating meaningful insights (Excel, Power BI & C55)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience building effective stakeholder relationships
• The ability to influence and collaborate across different teams
• Confidence working with large volumes of information and translating findings into practical solutions

Desirable

• Experience in planning, forecasting, operational analysis, or risk management
• Knowledge of infrastructure, utilities, operational planning, or similar environments
• Full UK driving licence

Benefits aligned to this role

Our people are important to us, and we want to make sure that we reward and recognise all the great work that they do.

• Personal private health care
• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service
• Flexible working
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

Closing date: Sunday 6th September 2026

Interviews: 23rd September 2026 on MS Teams

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