Technical Programme Planner

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Technical Programme Planner

Location: Falmer - hybrid working (with occasional travel across Hampshire/Isle of Wight, Sussex & Kent)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Starting from £32,700 per annum

Shape the Future of Water Infrastructure

Are you looking to take the next step in your career and make a lasting impact? Southern Water is offering an exciting opportunity to join our Water Asset Management team as a Technical Programme Planner. This newly created role is perfect for individuals with a passion for strategic planning, data analysis, and infrastructure development.

You'll be part of a forward-thinking team responsible for shaping our 25-year water investment programme, helping deliver Southern Water's long-term strategic goals and regulatory commitments.

Why Join Us?

• Career Progression: Grow your skills in asset management and strategic planning
• Impactful Work: Contribute to projects that directly affect communities and the environment
• Development Focus: Be supported in your professional growth with training and mentoring

What You'll Be Doing

As a Technical Programme Planner, you'll:

• Analyse data to prioritise work and guide investment decisions
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineers to co-create effective, data led sustainable solutions that shape our long-term asset investment plans
• Ensure teams have access to the systems and resources they need

You'll also contribute to strategic planning by:

• Promoting excellence in Health & Safety across planning activities
• Prioritising risk-based investments to meet programme targets
• Aligning investment options with business goals and outcomes  
• Supporting workshops and decision-making processes
• Helping implement plans aligned with regulatory frameworks (e.g. WRMP, DWMP)
• Communicating investment programmes clearly to stakeholders
• Supporting cost-benefit analysis and whole-life costing

Who We're Looking For

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Previous work experience in regulated environments, such as utilities, is preferred but not essential
• Experienced with data analysis
• Is curious about infrastructure planning and asset management
• Enjoys solving problems and working collaboratively
• Has strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Wants to make a long-term impact on water services and sustainability

Package

• This role will be full time Monday to Friday 37 hours a week  
• Southern Water operate a hybrid approach to working between our sites and home
• We are offering a salary starting from £32.700 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:
• Company and performance-related bonus
• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme

Does this opportunity excite you but you're not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that 'normal' office hours aren't possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we'll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That's why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you'll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement:

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

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