Anglian Water chief executive Peter Simpson said: “There are also several military bases on our patch, so I feel we have a real responsibility to do all we can to support our service personnel.
“These are people who have put their lives on the line for their country and we all owe them a debt of gratitude.
“But as a businessman, I also want the very best people working for me – and often the skills our soldiers, sailors and airmen have are vital when it comes to the great engineering challenge of maintaining and improving Anglian Water’s vast network of pipes, sewers, pumping stations and treatment works.”
Simpson has also written to Anglian Water’s regional business partners urging them to sign up to the corporate covenant as well.
The water company is now advertising any job vacancies through the Ministry of Defence’s Career Transition Partnership, and it will also attend the CTP employment fairs held in the region this year.