Sampling Operations Manager
Circa £61,000 dependent on skills & experience
Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time
Huntingdon
Make every drop of your potential count. Join our team!
The Sampling Operations Manager leads a large, multi-disciplinary team, ensuring the safe provision of a robust, agile, and high-quality sampling service. You will manage operations to deliver routine and emergency support, drive efficiency, and maintain compliance with quality standards. Ensuring we maintain strict adherence to ISO 17025 and impartiality, you will drive the team to safe, effective and efficient sampling operations.
You will foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, supporting the development of team members and ensuring high levels of engagement and accountability.
Key responsibilities
Safely lead and develop field-based sampling teams
Manage budgets and financial targets
Oversee sampling methodologies and capital investment
Ensure compliance with quality standards and audit outcomes
Drive continuous improvement and performance management
Maintain equipment and vehicles, manage supplier contracts
As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:
A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%
Private healthcare for your peace of mind
An annual bonus scheme
The opportunity to volunteer in your local community
26 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
What does it take to be successful?
Scientific degree or equivalent, chartered status desirable
Experience in laboratory and quality systems
Strong leadership and strategic/tactical skills
Knowledge of water/environmental regulations
Collaboration, innovation, and constructive challenge
Support for high performance and team wellbeing
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.
Closing date: 4th January 2026
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