Wastewater Planning & Environment Manager

Southern Water; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Southern Water as a Wastewater Planning & Environment Manager and lead a team dedicated to improving environmental performance. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary, a monthly car allowance, and a bonus, along with generous benefits. You will play a crucial role in managing pollution incidents and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.

Benefits

Company and performance-related bonus

Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution

Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary

Health benefits through a Cash Plan

Two paid community volunteering days a year

25 days annual holiday

Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings

Study support for job-related qualifications

Competitive maternity leave and flexible return options

Qualifications

• Extensive environmental knowledge and passion for improving performance.
• Experience in implementing pollution management systems.
• Ability to manage and motivate teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage WW Environment Team and ensure timely pollution incident updates.
• Create action plans for WW assets to reduce environmental impact.
• Track compliance action plans and provide updates to the EA.

Skills

Environmental knowledge

Team motivation

Resilience

Education

Experience in water industry

Job description

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Hiring the next generation of Senior Leaders at Southern Water!

Location: Hybrid working between our office in either Durrington (Worthing) or Falmer and working from home.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Salary: Competitive salary commensurate to experience + £400 monthly car allowance and bonus up to 10%.

Job Overview

Southern Water are excited to be advertising for a Wastewater Planning & Environment Manager to join our reputable Operational Planning & Improvement team.

Our Wastewater Planning & Environment Manager motivates and manages a team of WW Environment Leads, responsible for liaising with the Environment Agency, ensuring full and timely communication of pollution incident updates, Directors Reviews, pollution action plans, pollution database assurance and improvement, EA CAR audit response tracking & updates on progress with long term repeat issues.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to

• Provision of full & complete pollution incident updates to the EA within the regulatory 10 day working window.
• Assurance of pollution database & feedback / improvement / training for PCLs
• Create action plans for WW assets with repeating environmental impact to reduce risk of repeat pollutions.
• Track and provide timely updates to the EA on progress with long term repeat pollution / compliance action plans
• Review insights from solutions team to inform the need for action plans
• Manage the WW Environment Team providing direction, maximising performance and facilitating a developmental environment.

About You

We are keen to hear from applicants with extensive environmental knowledge and a passion for improving environmental performance. The ideal candidate will be resilient in nature, and a great motivator of teams. Experience within the water industry would be advantageous, and if you have experience of implementing and embedding pollution management systems then we would love to hear from you!

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our office in Falmer or Durrington (Worthing) and working from home.

We are offering a competitive salary commensurate to experience, a £400 monthly car allowance and a bonus of up to 10%, as well as other benefits including:

• Company and performance-related bonus

• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution

• Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary

• Health benefits through a Cash Plan

• Two paid community volunteering days a year

• 25 days annual holiday

• Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences

• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications

• We offer competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options

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

Why Southern Water?

Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.

You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation.

At Southern Water, diversity and inclusion are core values. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an environment where every individual is empowered to succeed.

This is more than a role; it’s an opportunity to lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact. Apply now to be part of our transformational journey.

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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