Engineering Standards Engineer – Water & Infrastructure Design

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid)
Salary: £44,328

Our Team

Anglian Water is investing £3bn in infrastructure across the East of England. Our Asset Standards Team ensures everything we build is safe, efficient and sustainable by defining our engineering standards and standard products.

The Role

This role is ideal for a Design or Infrastructure Engineer looking to broaden their impact.

Rather than delivering designs, you’ll use your experience to develop and improve standards, specifications and standard products that guide projects across the business.

Important – Please Read Before Applying

This role requires experience in engineering design or infrastructure delivery.
If you do not have this background, this position is unlikely to be suitable.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and update engineering standards, specifications and design guidance
• Support standard product development and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement and operational teams
• Support governance and ensure standards are practical and compliant

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in an engineering discipline
• Experience in engineering design or infrastructure projects
• Understanding of construction processes and technical standards
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Desirable:

• Water, utilities or regulated infrastructure experience
• Exposure to standards, specifications or governance processes

Application Requirement

Please include a short supporting statement (max 1 page) covering:

• Your experience in engineering design or infrastructure projects
• Any experience with standards, specifications or design guidance
• How your skills align if you don’t meet all requirements
• Why you are excited to work for Anglian Water and shape our future standards

Applications without this information may not be progressed.

Why Join Us

• Influence how major infrastructure is designed and delivered
• Work on a £3bn investment programme
• Develop your career in a collaborative, supportive team

Working Arrangements

Hybrid working with an average of 2–3 days per week in our Peterborough office, plus occasional site visits.

Benefits

As a valued employee, you’ll receive:

• Personal private healthcare
• Life cover – 8x annual salary paid to dependents
• 26 days’ annual leave (rising with service) plus bank holidays, with flexibility to swap for alternative religious holidays
• Flexible working options
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 7%
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

Closing Date: 18th November 2026

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About Us

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 get reach out to our team 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.

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.