Head of Water Safety

Head of Water Safety

Location: Flexible, UK (with travel)

Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

About Anchor

Anchor is a leading provider of housing, care, and homeownership services across the UK. Our Resident & Building Safety team is committed to ensuring water safety and compliance, protecting residents through robust Legionella, sewage, and radon management.

The Role

We are seeking a Head of Water Safety to lead Anchor’s Water Safety Programme as the Legionella Responsible Person. Reporting to the Director of Resident & Building Safety, you will ensure compliance with ACOP L8, HSG 274, and other regulations, overseeing Legionella control, sewage waste, and radon management while embedding a compliance-first and customer-first culture.

This role involves policy development, contractor management, and resident engagement to deliver high-quality, safe water safety services.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Legionella Responsible Person, providing expertise in water hygiene, sewage waste, and radon mitigation.
• Develop and implement water safety policies, including Legionella risk assessments and remedial works.
• Commission and manage contracts for water safety, sewage, and radon services, ensuring compliance and value for money.
• Develop and deliver training programmes on water safety for colleagues and contractors.
• Lead incident management for Legionella outbreaks or water contamination, liaising with Public Health England and HSE.
• Manage budgets, monitor KPIs, and ensure customer satisfaction through transparent resident communication.
• Lead a high-performing team, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability.

About You

You are an experienced leader with expertise in water safety compliance. You bring:

• Deep knowledge of ACOP L8, HSG 274, COSHH, and water hygiene legislation, with experience in radon and sewage management.
• Senior leadership experience in Legionella and water hygiene compliance, including contractor procurement.
• Strong leadership, communication, and risk management skills, with the ability to conduct site inspections and incident investigations.
• Legionella RP/ACOP L8 Training (P901/P904) or substantial experience with a commitment to achieve qualifications.
• A Housing Management Qualification (CIH Level 4 or above) or willingness to work towards it, and a full, clean UK driving licence.

Why Join Us?

Join Anchor and lead critical water safety initiatives to protect our residents. We offer:

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to drive water safety compliance in a values-driven organisation.
• Professional development and a collaborative, inclusive working environment.
• A chance to make a significant impact on resident safety and service quality.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.