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Up to   £ 52 ,000   (Depending on Skills & Experience) Permanent Full Time / 37 Hours (Flexible working opportunities available) Peterborough Double Matched Pension Scheme (up to 21% combined) Private Healthcare Make every drop of your potential count! We are looking for a Senior Cost Intelligence Analyst to join Anglian Water's Cost Intelligence and Commercial Assurance function, helping turn complex cost, market and supplier data into clear intelligence that supports investment planning,   benchmarking   and regulatory evidence. This role sits at the heart of our cost intelligence capability,   maintaining   visibility of market movements, supplier   trends   and industry benchmarks to support value for money,   efficiency   and robust business planning. You will help ensure that capital and operational cost data is captured,   assured   and translated into insights that influence strategic decisions across the organisation. What   you'll   be doing: • Develop and   maintain   benchmarking datasets comparing unit costs,   productivity   and delivery efficiency • Monitor and report on market trends, including materials, labour,   energy   and commodity price movements • Analyse supplier cost movements across frameworks and contract types to   identify   trends,   risks   and variances • Support regulatory submissions with robust, evidence-based cost and benchmarking insight • Strengthen the link between cost estimation, cost capture, supplier   pricing   and commercial agreements • Quality-assure cost data   submitted   by service providers, resolving anomalies with finance,   delivery   and supplier teams • Prepare audit packs and support assurance activity to   demonstrate   consistency between systems • Develop cost intelligence reporting that   identifies   opportunities for efficiency and continuous improvement • Calibrate and  validate  models using outturn performance and   real ‑ world   data. • Support and develop Cost Intelligence Analysts where workload or capability support is   required What   we're   looking for • Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in a technical,   quantitative   or commercial discipline • Proven experience working with cost models, estimating, benchmarking or commercial data • Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail and confidence handling complex datasets • Understanding of infrastructure assets from strategic,   tactical   and operational perspectives • Knowledge of cost collection structures, system   coding   and data governance • Experience working in a regulated environment and supporting price review or regulatory evidence • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge constructively • Confident using Microsoft Office and able to quickly adopt new systems and reporting tools Desirable:   Chartered or working towards chartership with   an appropriate professional   body such as RICS. Experience in utilities, water or wastewater, supply chain cost   analysis   or market trend reporting. Why join Anglian Water? At Anglian Water, cost intelligence plays a vital role in ensuring investment decisions are transparent, evidence-based and focused on delivering long-term value for customers and the environment. In this role, you will become a trusted source of insight across commercial, finance,   regulation   and delivery teams, helping shape how we benchmark performance, understand market   pressures   and improve future investment planning. Benefits • 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service) • Flexible working options • Private health care • Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches contributions up to 7% • Life assurance at eight times your salary • Annual bonus • Potential funded car allowance depending on evidenced business mileage • Personal medical assessments • Virtual GP service • Cancer screening • Financial wellbeing support and salary finance benefits • Lifestyle savings including discounts on retail,   travel   and utilities • Employee Assistance Programme • Volunteer days Inclusion at Anglian Water We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We are proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter and Armed Forces Covenant, and we are a Disability Confident employer. Closing Date:   9 th   August 2026 loveeverydrop! LI-LJ1