Water Demand Strategy Leader

16 hours ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom South West Water Full time
Water Demand Strategy Leader

At South West Water, we strive to build a strong foundation for our business, with a clear vision and culture that enables us to adapt, improve, and innovate.

We are committed to providing reliable, efficient, and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services to the beautiful South West region.

We have partnered with Wildlife Trusts, National Parks, and local partners to ensure a better future for generations to come.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Demand Strategy Manager to join our Water Resources team in leading the demand strategy team for a period of up to 12 months.

As a Senior Demand Strategy Manager, you will be accountable for setting and overseeing the water demand strategy. You will lead a team monitoring the delivery, tracking benefits of delivery, and continually review and optimise our strategy, building the evidence base for the future.

You will:
  1. Build and lead a high-performing team with a clear vision, objectives, and accountabilities.
  2. Lead and manage the Water Demand team, providing leadership direction, setting the people agenda and vision, maximising performance and facilitating a developmental environment.
  3. Plan and manage resources including all operational and capital costs/budgets associated with delivery of the day-to-day running of the team and delivery of new initiatives.
  4. Ensure effective long-term strategic demand planning to meet statutory requirements across the region.
  5. Engage as a key stakeholder with the smart metering programme, inputting strategic advice and guidance on demand-related aspects as required.
  6. B uidling and maintaining relationships and credibility with the EA and wider industry regarding demand management aspects.
  7. Drive a culture of continuous improvement, with the right levels of coaching, training, and support for all colleagues.

What We're Looking For:
  • Scientific/Environmental/related Degree
  • Track record of leading projects, programmes, or portfolios, preferably water demand planning
  • Experienced taking ownership, being proactive, and working in collaboration, whilst holding others to account.
  • Preparing regulatory submissions, such as annual reports and procedures for price control; including preparing the evidence, assurance, and demonstration of regulatory need.
  • Experience working within an ambiguous and dynamic regulatory environment
  • Developing and translating strategies and ideas into detailed approaches, options, plans, and controls for delivery
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills to facilitate management of own workload, and workload of direct and indirect teams to deliver to internal and external deadlines and quality expectations.
  • Understanding of demand forecasting methodologies, demand-side management techniques, and strategies for promoting water efficiency and conservation.
  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to water balance calculation, water loss management, and policies governing water abstraction, distribution, and consumption.
  • Able and willing to travel throughout the region and to national meetings as needed with regulators and industry bodies
  • We expect everyone who works for us at Pennon to have the right and ability to return Home Safe and Well each and every day. As a Senior Manager in the business, this is your principle responsibility before all others
  • Embodying our core values
  • A company car or cash for car allowance
  • A company bonus
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Competitive Contributory Pension
  • Invest in Pennon through our employee Sharesave scheme
  • Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays, with an option to buy / sell leave offering you extra flexibility
  • Take up to 26 weeks' additional maternity leave
  • Shared parental leave
  • Look after your wellbeing through our Champion Health support platform
  • Enjoy free eye tests and discounts on frames and lenses at Specsavers
  • Enjoy access to thousands of deals and discounts on supermarkets, online retailer, travel, eating out, cinema, gyms, and more through Perkbox


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