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Storm Overflow Solutions Specialist
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Storm Overflow Solutions Specialist
Storm Overflow Solutions Specialists (from Principal to Specialist)
Closing Date: 2026-07-24
Location: Flexible (within our region) – hybrid working (office, site, and home-based)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 (Monday to Friday)
Salary: To be discussed at screening stage
Storm overflows pose significant challenges and are unacceptable to our customers and stakeholders. Our Clean Rivers & Seas Task Force is leading the charge by delivering pioneering, industry-leading solutions to reduce spills and storm overflow reliance while enhancing environmental conditions for communities.
We are currently executing a £1.5 billion programme over the next decade, with plans to expand the team to advance a larger programme of sustainable and innovative interventions against storm overflows.
We are recruiting for new Storm Overflow Solutions Specialist roles (from Principal to Specialist) to join the Clean Rivers & Seas Task Force.
About the Role
A critical technical role within the Clean Rivers & Seas Task Force, ensuring we develop a technically credible programme of works to achieve spills reduction at the right pace and location.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Analysing wastewater catchment performance, modelling scenarios, and proposing reviewing technical solutions.
- Contributing to the technical design and assurance of the storm overflow programme, providing input, options, challenge, governance, and steering to deliver a technically feasible set of interventions for our AMP8 programme.
- Undertaking technical assurance of benefits from the storm overflow programme—designing monitoring programmes and performing modelling & analysis to ensure effects are quantified while justifying the PR24 assumption base, securing a circa £2 billion investment.
- Supporting innovative approaches in collaboration with the Technical Lead and other internal and external thought leaders, including academia, the UK water industry, and supply chain partners.
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Requirements
To excel in this role, you will:
- Have a strong technical bias, ideally with an engineering background.
- Demonstrate superior data analytical skills.
- Bring hydraulic modelling experience (highly desirable).
- Exhibit a can-do attitude and be able to overcome complex challenges and obstacles.
- Challenge colleagues and the supply chain to ensure robust intervention designs and delivery.
- Have 5–10 years of technical experience in wastewater networks.
- Have experience with various analytical tools (ICM, SQL, R, etc.).
- Hold a degree-level technical qualification (BEng/MSc) in engineering.
Southern Water is transforming Britain’s water industry. With a £7.8 billion investment planned for 2025–2030, joining us means contributing to a generational shift in water service management.
At a time of significant change, you’ll work alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision. We offer an environment where senior professionals can drive meaningful impact, influence major decisions, and create long-term value.
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Our Commitment to Diversity
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Additional Information
As part of Southern Water’s security requirements, successful candidates will need to provide:
- Evidence of identity and UK work eligibility.
- Criminal record check (DBS).
- Verification of employment and/or education history from the past three years.
Successful completion of all pre-employment checks, including security vetting, is mandatory.
Note: If a candidate fails security vetting or clearance requirements, Southern Water reserves the right to withdraw the job offer. Some roles may also require enhanced security vetting, which may include additional documentation.
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