Growth Planning Administrator in Peterborough

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your base location will be Thorpe Wood House in Peterborough with the expectation to work on-site a minimum of 1 day per week as well as occasionally travel to other AW sites as the role requires.

Do you have an interest in planning of developments? Ever wondered what role water companies have in flood risk management? If the answer is YES then this role is for YOU! The world of planning is ever changing with many challenges and opportunities. Join us to shape the future of our region and make a positive impact on communities. Be part of a dynamic and supportive team who will help you learn and progress a career in developer planning.

Join our dynamic team at Anglian Water, where you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our region while ensuring the highest standards of customer service. As a member of the Planning & Capacity team, you’ll have the opportunity to influence planning decisions, manage flood risk and foster strong relationships with stakeholders both internally and externally, such as local planning authorities and developers.

In this role, you’ll dive into the fast-paced world of town planning and flood risk management. You’ll be at the forefront of assessing and responding to planning applications, guiding future developments within our region. Your input will be crucial in ensuring that growth is sustainable, and that flood risk is managed effectively. You will be the first point of call for our customers, using your experience to deliver high levels of customer service whilst keeping track of the required timeframes. Identifying critical development sites you will liaise across the Planning & Capacity team to ensure appropriate management of risk.

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care
• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What does it take to be a Planning Administrator?

• Fantastic, adaptable customer service skills
• Confident decision-maker
• Able to perform data-led analysis (e.g. GIS)
• Great customer service qualities
• Time management skills
• Collaboration
• Self-motivation
• Passion for learning
• Microsoft Office/IT Competent

Anglian Water are an award-winning organisation with almost 5,000 employees and over 6 million customers. We’re proud to have been voted as the best place to work in the UK and to be winners of the prestigious Utility of the Year award. We are passionate and committed to the learning and development of our people making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.

We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.

We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please reach out to our team at resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk.

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Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.