Waste Water Recycling Leader

Hello. We’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Our people are what makes Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. We’re a team of over 8,000 people with a purpose to deliver one of life’s essentials. We do it all while thriving in our unique culture and making a lasting difference to our planet, society, and careers.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Waste Water Recycling Team as the new Regional Business Lead for the East Region (Nottinghamshire). We recycle wastewater on behalf of society, to deliver a trusted and safe service which positively enhances the environment. Through engaged and highly skilled teams, embracing technology, working smartly and collaboratively, whenever and whatever the weather.

In this role you will:

• Lead and develop a large team of between 120-200 Operatives, Maintainers, Technicians, and Managers.
• Manage over 1,000 sewage works and pumping stations to deliver the highest standards of output and exceed commitments to customers, while protecting and enhancing the environment.
• Ensure execution of strategy and business plans that meet the highest level of environmental compliance.
• Lead on continuous improvement and transformational initiatives and cross team delivery on behalf of East region and Seven Trent Water.
• Be responsible for an overall operating budget of £50m+ whilst supporting capital investments into sites of over £200m.
• Oversee development of a longer-term view of asset performance and future investment needs in conjunction with asset strategy teams.
• Develop a strong inspired leadership team that engages and is driven to meet or exceed business targets.

Some other key accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Accountability for the health, safety, wellbeing and employee engagement of a large operational team.
• Accountable for delivering permit compliance, environmental performance and financial commitments.
• Ensure that your Area operates and maintains assets according to policies and standards.
• Constructively challenge these where they are not appropriate or working effectively.
• Seek and apply innovation and continuous improvement to activities and processes within your span of control.
• Constantly search for more effective, faster and cheaper ways of delivering outstanding service to our customers.
• Develop an internal and external network in order to work collaboratively across Severn Trent and key external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and continuous improvement on standards.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too. It is expected that the successful candidate will have proven experience in leading large operational teams, engaging and achieving sustained performance improvements from a diverse workforce. You will ideally bring a breadth of experience, a track record of results and a passion for people leadership and talent development.

You should be able to demonstrate a track record of driving results and not accepting mediocre performance and have experience of managing a large and dispersed asset base, budget and team. As well as the above, it’s expected that you will have:

• Previous success and passion for delivering and leading a strong health & safety culture.
• Proven experience in working with a wide range of stakeholders - both internal and external e.g. regulators, landowners, customers and environmental groups.
• Strong drive and passion for continuous improvement and leading change.
• Ability to learn quickly on technical processes to a level required for high level decision making.
• Ideally be technically competent in Waste water treatment processes, asset management (or similar) with a proven track record of delivering business outcomes.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, negotiating, influencing and leadership skills.
• Be an adaptable problem solver, resilient and curious.
• A passion for the Environment, working with People and serving Customers.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care.

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

Here are just some of our favourite perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 31 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to 20% of salary dependent on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme - we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave - the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our 'Academy'
• Car allowance of £5,208 pa (pro-rata where appropriate)
• Private medical cover, life assurance, income protection and personal accident cover
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

We can’t wait to hear from you. Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.

And if this has sparked your curiosity, and you’re wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.