Transformation Office Manager

Southern Water; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Water is seeking a Transformation Office Manager to lead a team in a pivotal role supporting continuous improvements and project management. The successful candidate will thrive in a hands-on position, managing analytical tasks while promoting a culture of efficiency and responsiveness within the organization. With a salary of up to £58,000 and various attractive benefits, this role offers exciting opportunities for career progression in a forward-thinking organization.

Benefits

Generous pension up to 11% company contribution

25 days annual leave

Life assurance equal to 4x salary

Salary sacrifice electric car scheme

Health Cash Plan

Fully 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

Competitive maternity leave and flexible return options

Cycle to work scheme

Private Medical Insurance (Senior Levels Only)

Qualifications

• Experience as an Analyst in a Project/Portfolio setting.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to learn and master IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team within the Transformation Office.
• Ensure continuous improvement and keep handbooks updated.
• Work closely with Finance on Benefit Realisation.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Thinking

IT Literacy

Continuous Improvement

Team Management

Job description

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Closing Date

2025-05-16

Job Title: Transformation Office Manager

Location: Durrington (Worthing, West Sussex)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37/ week

Salary: £58,000

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!

Job Overview

This is an extremely important role within our Transformation Office. You will be working as part of a wider team, with a small number of direct reports (three). This is a hands-on role, so we are looking for someone who likes to get involved rather than oversees.

Day To Day You'll Be

• Working as an Analyst
• Managing a team of three
• Always striving for continuous improvement, keeping curious into new ways of doing things
• Keeping handbooks up to date with any process changes and ensuring changes are communicated effectively
• Working closely with the Finance Team regarding Benefit Realisation
• Full lifecycle involvement
  
  

About You

You will be a people person who has worked as an Analyst in a project/ portfolio team before and ideally has some people management or supervisory experience.

To Be Suitable You Will Be/ Have

• Experienced as a Analyst in a Project/Portfolio setting
• Curious and investigative by nature; someone who asks questions; remains inquisitive
• Keen on continuous improvement and can demonstrate this from your past work experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong IT Literacy ability, to learn and become an expert in IT systems (we use Wave)
• Highly organised, to keep the virtual office 'tidy' and arrange site visits and social gatherings for the team
• A social character who can quickly build rapport with stakeholders across the business
• A keen interest to remain 'hands on'
  
  

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our Durrington office and home.

Benefits

We are offering a salary of up to £58,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

• 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
• Private Medical Insurance (Senior Levels Only)
  
  

Join our Transformation team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

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?

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com)

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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