Closing Date 2025-11-19 Job Title: Water Supply Shift Controller Location: Hardham - Due to the location being a fair distance from any public transport, ownership of a Drivers Licence is crucial for the role Job type: Permanent Salary: Starting at £29,187 15% shift allowance per annum. You will also be entitled to additional standby payments Do you want to make a difference? At Southern Water, your work will help to enhance health and wellbeing, protect and improve the environment and sustain the economy. You’ll also play an important role in helping us deliver a resilient water future for the South East. Southern Water are looking for a Shift Controller to assist with the running and upkeep of Hardham Water Supply Works. As a Shift controller you will be monitoring and adjusting the operation of the Water Supply Works applying your knowledge of compliance, pride and passion for housekeeping, environmental regulations and health and safety to ensure that the site is compliant with water quality standards. You will undertake key responsibilities which oversee a continuous operation of the water supply works which will guarantee that no 2 days are the same. As a shift controller you will ensure that non potable water as specified by the DWI regulations does not leave our site, guaranteeing that water quality is fit for supply to protect public health. Your reactionary skills will come into play to respond to high level alarms and process changes. This is a full-time permanent position consisting of 12-hour shifts working in the following shift pattern: 4 days on 7 days off 3 days on 7 days off 4 nights on 7 days off 3 nights on 7 days off On some your days off you will be needed to cover a standby rota. This is an exciting time to join this team at Southern Water, not only because of the large capital delivery schemes taking place across site but as an added bonus you will be part of a great team who achieves satisfaction and success with the ability to go above and beyond for our customers. 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.