Closing Date
2025-11-28
Job Title: Partnership Delivery Manager (East)
Location: Kent or Sussex (hybrid, 1 day per week)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: circa £55,000, depending on skills and experience
Storm overflows are very provocative and not acceptable to our customers and stakeholders. We want to lead the charge in resolving the current situation. That’s where our Clean Rivers & Seas Task Force comes in, implementing pioneering and industry-leading solutions to reduce spills and reliance on overflows whilst also enhancing the environment for our communities. The programme has been very successful, and we are now expanding the team so we can continue to work in partnership to deliver a larger programme of sustainable and innovative interventions to reduce the use of storm overflows.
A brand new position has been created to join our Clean Rivers & Seas Task Force as a Partnership Delivery Manager.
Job Overview
1. Work at a regional/national level to lead proactive and reactive engagement with key stakeholders and senior colleagues (including Directors) internally.
2. Identify and proactively lead on partnership delivery opportunities creating and seeing through plans to work collaboratively to reduce storm overflows.
3. Build, maintain and enhance partnership relationships across the Southern Water region, promoting the key messages of the task force at external meetings and showcasing best practice internally.
4. Deliver schemes across the region, focusing on priority overflows, working closely with colleagues in the Task Force to reduce overflows by installing the right solution in the right location at the right time.
About You
5. Expert understanding of partnership working and building relationships.
6. A proven track record of independently driving forward a project plan while achieving buy-in from senior managers across the business.
7. A proven track record of working under pressure to tight fixed deadlines on high profile issues with senior colleagues including Directors.
8. Experience presenting at conference and external events.
9. Excellent relationship management skills to work with colleagues across the business and with external stakeholders.
This is a unique opportunity to join a high performing and highly engaged team who are delivering a large innovative programme in partnership using sustainable and nature-based approaches to reduce the use of storm overflows and improve the environment. We know that over-use of storm overflows is a problem, so we are excited to invite you to be part of the solution!
Package
This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between one of our regional offices and home. We are offering a salary of circa £55,000 as well as other benefits including:
10. Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
11. 25 days annual leave
12. Life assurance equal to 4x salary
13. Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
14. Health Cash Plan
15. Full funded eye tests
16. Two paid volunteering days a year
17. Occupational health service
18. Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
19. Digital GP service
20. Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
21. Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
22. Cycle to work scheme
Join our Clean Rivers & Seas Task Force 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.
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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