Head of Talent Capability & Leadership page is loaded## Head of Talent Capability & Leadershiplocations: Worthingposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: October 14, 2025 (4 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR7227**Closing Date**14/10/2025**Head of Talent Capability and Leadership** Location: WorthingPermanent – 37 hours per weekCompetitive Salary + Excellent BenefitsShape the Future. Grow Leaders. Build a Culture of Performance.Southern Water is on a transformation journey — and we’re looking for a strategic, forward-thinking Head of Talent Capability & Leadership to lead the evolution of our workforce.In this pivotal role, you’ll define and deliver the strategy that ensures Southern Water has the leadership, talent, skills, and culture needed to thrive. You’ll empower colleagues at every level to perform, grow, and lead — while championing diversity, inclusion, and a culture of accountability.This is a high-impact opportunity to shape how we lead, how we grow, and how we succeed.As part of this role, you will be responsible for:* Talent Strategy: Define and deliver a future-focused talent strategy, identifying and developing critical talent and future leaders.* Succession Planning: Lead succession planning for executive and senior roles, building strong, diverse pipelines.* High-Potential Development: Drive development for high-potential individuals and talent pools using innovative approaches.* Culture & Leadership: Shape and embed cultural frameworks that define “how we lead” at Southern Water.* Leadership Standards: Oversee leadership and management frameworks, ensuring clarity, consistency, and impact.* Skills Development: Lead the organisation’s approach to skills — from early careers to upskilling, reskilling, and mandated training.* Team Effectiveness: Strengthen team performance across functions and leadership levels to drive business outcomes.* DEI Leadership: Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion through practical action and strong colleague networks.* Leadership Engagement: Design and deliver leadership forums and events that build visibility, alignment, and shared accountability.* Strategic Collaboration: Partner with HRBPs, Organisation Effectiveness, and Talent Acquisition to align leadership and capability plans with workforce strategies.* Insight & Impact: Track progress against key talent and leadership metrics, including diversity, readiness, and bench strength.You will be a strategic leader with deep expertise in talent, leadership, and cultural development. You will bring a bold vision, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for unlocking potential. You will thrive in dynamic environments and know how to turn strategy into action — with measurable impact.We’re more than a utility — we’re a purpose-led organisation committed to sustainability, innovation, and community impact. Join us and help shape a workforce that’s ready for the future — and built to lead it.We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications so if you are interested in the position please do send your application over today to ensure consideration.We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to facilitate your participation in the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are dedicated to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to showcase their skills and experience.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.### Our Benefits* Company and performance-related bonus* Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution* Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary* Health benefits through a Cash Plan* Two paid community volunteering days a year* 25 days annual holiday* Occupational health service* Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences* Study support may be available for job-related qualifications* We offer competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options**#LI-Hybrid**
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