Incident Containment Logistics Lead
Company: Southern Water (member of myGwork – the LGBTQ+ business community)
Location: Durrington, Worthing
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 38
Salary: £35k + 15% Shift Allowance
Closing Date: 2026-01-05
As Incident Containment Logistics Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in safeguarding our waterways and communities by driving rapid, intelligent responses to pollution incidents and proactively shaping strategies that reduce impacts. From leading high‑stakes incident interventions to deploying cutting‑edge containment technologies, this role is about action, innovation, and impact. You will coordinate emergency responses, mobilise resources with precision, and work closely with field teams to enhance asset resilience and environmental compliance.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Drive efficient and timely deployment of resources to prevent pollution and compliance issues, alongside mobilising containment in line with demand.
* Ensure contractor resources onsite are compliant from log‑on to log‑off and that cleanups and mitigation are completed quickly, closing out all risks.
* Develop and implement pollution prevention strategies and action plans based on learnings and risk scanning.
* Collaborate with field teams to improve asset performance and resilience.
* Monitor and report on pollution metrics, trends, and outcomes, enabling situational awareness towards escalation and de‑escalation triggers and documents.
* Support innovation in pollution detection, sampling, and control technologies.
You will be expected to work in the Durrington office as part of a shift team.
Shift Pattern
* 3 Days, 3 Stand‑by, 4 Off
* 4 Days, 2 Stand‑by, 4 Off
* 1 Stand‑by, 3 Nights, 6 Off
* 1 Stand‑by, 4 Nights, 7 Off
What You'll Bring To The Role
* Develop and maintain rapid‑response containment plans tailored to various pollution scenarios and sites.
* Leverage historical incident data and personal experience to anticipate likely blockers (access issues, equipment failure, resource delays).
* Liaise with Logistics to ensure an up‑to‑date inventory of containment resources (booms, pumps, absorbents) and their locations.
* React swiftly to emerging blockers (weather, site access, equipment failure).
* Liaise with Nova Team, PCLs and field resources during and after incidents.
* Lead post‑incident reviews on the containment plan and response.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Analytical skills – ability to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable insights.
* Communication and coordination – excellent skills across multidisciplinary teams.
* Proactive intervention – experience developing and initiating containment strategies before failure.
* Data integration – ability to combine multiple data sources (SCADA, weather, asset condition, customer calls) to build a comprehensive risk picture.
* Experience working with sensitive environments such as bathing waters, SSSI sites or similar.
* Knowledge of the wastewater sector and available services to mitigate risk.
* Proven experience in environmental management, pollution control or wastewater/water operations.
* Ability to undertake challenging conversations and drive positive change.
* Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Desirable
* Environmental linked qualification.
Southern Water is investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability and service excellence, offering you an opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities and experiences. We 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.
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