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Water Resources Specialist
Water Resources Specialist (Senior Associate) – Ofwat
About Ofwat We regulate the water sector in England and Wales. Explore more: https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/jobs/make-a-splash/
About the Role
We are looking for a Water Resources Specialist to join our Water Supply Team at Senior Associate level.
Key responsibilities for this role include:
- Supporting the delivery of best-value water resources solutions, aligning with the team’s mission to enhance investment planning and track source-to-tap activities.
- Coordinating the smart meter rollout, tracking leakage management and water efficiency initiatives.
- Advocating for innovation solutions within the sector and addressing policy gaps related to resilience investment.
- Supporting assessments for large water supply schemes and annual gateway delivery plans.
Offwat operates within a critical sector undergoing unprecedented environmental and operational challenges. This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated professional passionate about leveraging their expertise to shape future water policy, policy frameworks, and sustained improvement to our water environment.
Aside from leading specific policy areas, this role offers a chance to drive collaboration between governments, regulators, and stakeholders. Deliverables may include working on the WRMP29 (Water Resources Management Plan for 2029) and PR29 (Price Review for 2029) initiatives, with public-facing presentations and engagement through forums.
Your work will intersect with the Defra-led new vision for water framework, ensuring Ofwat’s approaches remain evidence-based, ambitious, and pragmatic, while also shaping legacy policies for the future.
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Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to Ofwat’s Water Resources Strategy, integrating Defra’s objectives and addressing real-world challenges around sustainability, climate resilience, and multi-generational planning.
- Lead policy challenges relating to efficiency, leakage reduction, smart technologies, metering, alongside resilient water resources alongside manifold supply schemes and drought planning.
- Engage in the draft policy, guidance, or casework, focusing on high impact issues, such as integrated management models, inflation adjustments for capital spending, or fairness in assessment benchmarks.
- Collaborate across senior teams, the UK government regulators, and water sector regulators (Including the Drinking Water Inspectorate, Environment Agency, Natural England, and Natural Resources Wales) to solve urgent sector challenges.
- Present and challenge positions within internal policy forums such as the Technical Advisory Group.
Requirements
We are looking for a highly-motivated and achievement-driven individual with relevant experience in one or more of the following areas:
- 6-8 years of policy/Regulatory experience, with a track record of developing policy, regulatory delivery and/or stakeholder engagement within water or energy or regulatory fields.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey policy implications to cross-functional and high-level stakeholders.
- Project-management skills, including managing work streams across technical and policy teams.
- Business economics or sector modelling skills would be advantageous.
- Technical illustrates in sector-sourced topics (e.g., future water resources reports, WRMP, PR11 reports, SEC) would be an asset.
- Excellent critical insight and analytical skills, with proven experience in policy research, data analysis, and decision-making.
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Prioritise skills and experience in the following areas (preferred but not essential):
- Behavioural Science Engagement
- Data Analytics, Data-driven workflows, Decision-tree platforms
- Energy market regulation
- Leakage Science
- Programme delivery and risk management
- Small bodies
- Strategic policy or regulatory engagement
Pragmatic and analytical thinkers who are well-read on large-scale societal issues will succeed in this role.
Benefits
- Attractive salary on the Senior Associate scale (up to £87,431 pa)
- Fixed-term position with growth opportunities
- Hybrid working model, with core office-based working patterns in London or Birmingham
- Comprehensive work-life balance, talent development, and career progression opportunities
Location
- London
- Birmingham
Contract Type
- Fixed-Term
- Full-Time / Job Share / Loan / Part-Time / Secondment
Professional Focus Areas: Sentence is refined for clarity and relevant terms bolded
- Strategy, Operations, Communications
- Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
- Technical, Regulatory, Sustainability Analysis
Further Notes: This opportunity is available for both internal and external applications. Flexible working as a condition for this role may apply (which specific working pattern suits depends on individual circumstances, department policy, and career objectives).
For further enquiries relating to this role, please contact:
Closing Date
15th July 2026
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