Head of Climate Change in Lincoln

Circa £110,000 dependent on skills and experience. Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time working. Peterborough / Anglian Water region – hybrid role.

Dive into a world of opportunity and join our team! As a senior leader within the Sustainability Directorate, the Head of Climate Change will lead the organisation’s strategic response to climate change. This role ensures long-term resilience, regulatory compliance, and credible progress on climate adaptation, decarbonisation, and energy management.

In this role, you will provide expert leadership on climate risk, Net Zero delivery, and energy strategy, embedding climate responsibility across the organisation and supporting evidence-based investment and operational decisions that protect customers, the environment, and organisational assets. As part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) within the business unit, and as part of the wider company SLT, you will inspire and empower teams to perform at their full potential, driving strong business performance whilst influencing the policy landscape to drive significant benefits for the region we serve.

• Accountable for ensuring all legislative requirements and best practice are fully enshrined in our management systems, including our policies, standards and methodologies, and will provide assurance that we have effective climate and energy related controls in place.
• Represent the organisation as a climate change expert in sector forums, industry events, and collaborative groups, whilst building influential relationships with regulators, government bodies, and peer organisations.
• Engage directly with the Executive Committee and Board members to provide assurance and expert advice on climate and energy matters whilst gaining insight into their expectations and strategic priorities.
• Champion the importance of health, safety and wellbeing to make teams safer every day.
• Effectively lead your team to drive high performance which focuses on outputs that deliver against business priorities and creates an environment where our people are proud of the work we do.
• Champion the integration of climate and resource efficiency considerations across asset management, operations, investment planning, and enterprise strategy.
• Support and maintain the development of climate risk registers and adaptation strategies, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Encourage proactive horizon scanning, scenario modelling, and use of evidence to inform long-term risk management and organisational agility.

• A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%.
• Private healthcare for your peace of mind.
• An annual bonus scheme.
• Car allowance.
• The opportunity to volunteer in your local community.
• 30 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays.
• Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary).
• Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle.
• Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental.
• Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks.
• Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave.

• Degree in a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Senior leadership experience in climate, carbon, or energy roles.
• Experience influencing senior leaders and Boards.
• Strategic leadership and systems thinking.
• Experience in risk assessment and decision making under uncertainty.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Commercial awareness and financial judgement.
• Digital literacy and data-driven decision making.
• Openness to innovation and managed risk-taking.

Inclusion at Anglian Water: Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.