Senior Planning Officer

4 days ago


Bath Somerset, United Kingdom Wessex Water Full time

Do you want to progress your career within the environment and water industry? If so, we have an amazing opportunity for a Senior Water Resources Manager to join our Water Resources Strategy team   
Joining a dynamic team of professionals, your role will be central to the short and long-term planning of our water resources, as we seek to develop our next plans towards 2029.
Working in collaboration with the broader team, consultants, and the West Country Water and Environment Group, the role will require you to manage the delivery of our strategic planning.  
Depending on experience, and how that fits with the wider team, this may include: 
leading the overall management of our strategic planning
leading the development of key technical areas of our plan (depending on experience, this may include supply side, demand side, decision-making or environmental assessment)
working with procurement to manage the tendering of contracts and appointment of successful consultants/contractors
working with workstream project managers and the wider business to align programmes and understand dependencies.
This includes understanding project risks and reporting these upwards. 
experience in water resources planning or other technical planning areas
experience working in a regulated environment, including liaison with regulators and regulatory reporting.  
We're looking for a motivated individual who wants to build on their existing skill set in the next five years to help us develop our next round of plans. 
A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
~ Career progression and professional development opportunities.
~25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
~ The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
~ The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
~ A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
~ Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
~ The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
~ Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
~ Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
~ Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.
We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.


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