Drainage Strategy Coordinator

1 week ago

Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom Wessex Water Full time

Are you interested in a role where you can influence how we reduce sewage flood risk and deliver improved water quality and wider environmental benefits? If you also have experience of data manipulation, GIS and a knowledge of drainage, wastewater or surface water management combined with excellent organisation and communication skills we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our team as a Drainage Strategy Coordinator.


The role


As a Drainage Strategy Coordinator, you will be joining the Waste Strategy team where you will coordinate our long-term drainage strategies on our public facing drainage and wastewater management plan (DWMP) portal, our internal Viewpoint system and a risk management authority portal.


Wessex Water is one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in the UK, serving 2.9 million customers across the South West of England.

As a team we want to communicate our proactive plans and strategies on what we are currently working on now and in the future to our colleagues, external stakeholders, and our customers.


To achieve this, we have developed portals that give visibility to our drainage and wastewater management plans (DWMP) and associated Drainage strategies.

This exciting role coordinates all the material to share these plans and strategies and will require close liaison within many departments within the business and external organisations, including Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFA), stakeholders from catchment partnerships and communities.


The successful applicant will need excellent communication and written skills as you will need to summarise our drainage strategies in plain English.


Within this role you will:
manage, develop and maintain our long-term DWMP planning portals by collating the underlying data and producing succinct reports, updating them regularly

review, summarise, develop and publish Wessex Water's long-term DWMP reports and strategies, including Drainage Strategies and Infiltration Reduction plans

coordinate capital scheme case-studies

attend external meetings to explain the strategies and identify synergies with other risk management authorities to progress the development and delivery of partnership projects through face to face or Teams meetings (occasional evening meetings may also be required)

coordinate data sharing with LLFA and their consultants, including collating data, data licences and sharing.

represent Wessex Water at relevant external meetings including UKWIR and Water UK.

What do I need?
To be successful you will have a track record of manipulating data and presenting information geospatially.

You will also hold excellent communication skills, including producing and presenting presentations, hosting meetings, and producing written communication for a variety of stakeholders with an array of technical understanding.


We are looking for:
- experience in data manipulation, databases and GIS
- a relevant degree, preferable but not essential
- a good understanding of sewerage flood risk, sustainable drainage, planning processes and policies and flood risk management authorities
- strategic skills
- excellent communication skills
- the ability to work effectively on multiple projects
- the ability to create excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- experience in web publishing and GIS systems.

Benefits for you

  • Pension up to 20% combined contribution.
  • 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
  • Opportunity to buy and sell up to five days' holiday.
  • Health benefits package.
  • Life assurance (up to four times your salary).
  • Electric vehicle salary exchange.
  • Flexible working.
  • Cashback and discounts from over 1,200 retailers.
  • Paid volunteering day.
  • Enhanced family leave.
  • Interactive health and wellbeing platform.
  • Support from mental health first aiders.
- £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

What will you get from us?


Our people tell us Wessex Water is a great place to work, and they stay with us We are proud of how we support development and career progression.

We have a wealth of both financial and non-financial benefits to offer our people and are committed to ensuring we provide an environment that supports health and wellbeing and flexible working.

We continue to promote diversity and inclusion. With that in mind, we welcome all applicants.

We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

Applicants who declare they have a disability or have previously served with the Armed Forces, and meet the minimum requirements for the job, will automatically be invited for an interview.


Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to assist you in starting your journey with Wessex Water.

If you have what it takes to join this award-winning business and want to be part of our exciting journey and share in that success, then please get in contact with u

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