System Administrator
Circa £38,692 dependent on skills and experience Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time working Huntingdon
We are looking for a System Administrator to join our Analytical Services team! You will provide a timely, agile, and accurate service, collaborating with our partners to support the Analytical Services function. You’ll support the establishment of long-term sustainable operations through efficiency, lean methodology and innovative thinking. Regarded as a credible source of advice and expertise in specialist fields, you’ll foster a culture of innovation, forward thinking, positive challenge and support through our functions.
Key responsibilities
- Balance the demands of users and technical knowledge to deliver a high-quality support service to the business which adheres to ISO 17025 quality standards and meets the needs of our Regulators
- Assess current and future LIMS requirements along with Analytical Lab services head and managers
- Work with the laboratory and sampling teams to help identify the traceable / critical steps needed for each method
- Ensure the Labware protocols and processes are adequately controlled and documented to comply with the document control requirements
- Drive continual improvement of lab processes through best use of Labware LIMS to ensure quality and efficiency improvements
- Responsible for business continuity and risk mitigation for the role e.g. all of the day to day labware administration duties are captured
- Manage user access and control, ensuring impartiality requirement for the laboratory are adhered to
- Manage quality control charts configurations
- Ensure all changes are managed through the Quality Change Process
- Ensure timely communications to interested parties regarding system updates
Benefits
- Personal private health care
- Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
- 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
- 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
- Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
- Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
- Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave.
- Opportunity for shared parental pay
- Bonus scheme
- Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
What does it take to be successful?
- Experience of working within a scientific laboratory and an understanding of laboratory processes
- Comfortable making decisions following agreed principles
- A good understanding of the processes within a laboratory environment and associated Quality Assurance processes and regulatory requirements
- Excellent people and communication skills with experience of working with 3rd party external providers
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Process based approach with continual improvement
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: 31st July 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 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.
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.
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