Planner Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Posted 18 hours ago in Peterborough

Location: Flexible within region / Hybrid

Contract: Permanent Full-Time (with flexibility for Part-Time)

Salary: £32,000 - £37,000 per annum dependent on experience

At Anglian Water, we’re driven by a simple purpose - to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve. To help us deliver against an ambitious programme of work, we’re looking for an experienced Planner to join a fast-paced, collaborative delivery environment. This is a busy, high-interaction role, ideal for someone who thrives on organisation, enjoys working with multiple stakeholders, and can come in and make an impact from day one.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing, maintaining, and updating detailed plans and schedules
• Working closely with delivery managers, engineers, analysts, and contractors to ensure plans are accurate and achievable
• Managing interfaces between teams, identifying dependencies, and resolving clashes
• Monitoring progress, highlighting risks and issues early, and supporting effective decision-making
• Providing clear, concise updates and reports to a range of stakeholders
• Supporting scenario planning and re-prioritisation in a dynamic delivery environment

This is very much a hands-on planning role, where priorities can shift and strong organisation and communication skills are essential.

Who you’ll work with

You’ll interact daily with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including:

• Delivery and programme managers
• Engineers and technical specialists
• Operational teams
• Commercial and framework partners

Building strong working relationships and managing expectations will be central to your success.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is confident operating in a complex, fast-moving environment.

• Proven planning experience within a project, programme, engineering, or delivery environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Experience using planning tools and systems (e.g. Microsoft Project or similar)
• The ability to juggle multiple priorities while keeping delivery on track
• Clear, professional communication skills

Just as importantly, you’ll be proactive, resilient, and comfortable working at pace.

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

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

Inclusion is for Everyone

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all suitably qualified applicants, regardless of gender identity, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

If you’re an organised, delivery-focused Planner who enjoys working with people, solving problems, and keeping complex programmes moving, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date: 11th February 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 23rd February 2026

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.

To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV; we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.

If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our privacy policy.

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.