Regional Operations Manager Valley, Wales
Southern Water
Full Time
Valley, Wales
65000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Closing Date
02/04/2023
Our purpose is big. Our impact is huge. And we know that every single one of us has the power, through our actions, to positively change society and the environment for good.
It’s why careers with us have real meaning. Because, if you’re driven and ambitious, we can offer you huge opportunities for personal growth, professional development and constant innovation.
Forever evolving. Forever focused on doing the right thing, we empower and encourage everyone to play to their strengths and to help us shape a fair and positive future for all.
We believe in Water for Life. If you do too,
Dive Right In.
Job Title: Regional Operations Manager
Location: Sites across the Arun Valley area of West Sussex
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday + standby rota
Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on qualifications, skills and experience. We are also offering a £400 monthly car allowance.
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
We are pleased to share that due to an internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has become available for a new Regional Operations Manager to join our Wastewater Treatment team!
With a team of 7 direct reports and approximately 65 indirect reports, our Regional Operations Manager is responsible for driving the Operational Performance of 108 wastewater sites, comprising of both sludge and effluent streams, across the Arun Valley area of West Sussex.
Our Regional Operations Manager is accountable for the overall delivery of both planned and reactive works safely, to time and cost whilst ensuring that, with a focus on risk management, the organisation meets our regulatory and stakeholder obligations.
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and this position plays a vital part in our commitment to continuous improvement!
About You
This role will draw upon your previous experience within the water and/or wider utilities industry and will allow you to demonstrate your ability to positively engage a large team with your excellent leadership and management skills.
This position will also give you the opportunity to demonstrate your resilient nature, your ability to make effective decisions under pressure and balance a busy schedule with multiple priorities.
We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who have good knowledge of wastewater treatment processes and lean manufacturing principles, as well as degree educated within a STEM discipline. However, if you have other skills that you think would lend themselves well to this role that we haven’t already mentioned, we’d love to hear from you!
Due to the field-based nature of this role, the successful candidate will need to hold a full, clean driving license.
Package
This role will be full time, Monday to Friday, and will be based across our various sites across West Sussex. We offer a hybrid approach to working, so you will have the opportunity to do some of your desk-based duties from home.
We are offering a salary of up to £65,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as a £400 monthly car allowance. Other benefits include:
- 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
- Occupational health service
- 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 our Wastewater Treatment 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?
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.
At Southern Water we are committed to offer flexibility and a broad range of benefits to reward and recognise the difference you make and succeeding together with the others to achieve our goal. View our benefit page here -
Benefits (southernwater.co.uk)
Southern Water
www.southernwater.co.uk
Worthing, United Kingdom
Ian McAulay
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Energy & Utilities
1989
