At a Glance
- Tasks: Monitor and manage wastewater assets, ensuring efficient operations and environmental protection.
- Company: Join South West Water, a leader in the UK water sector committed to sustainability.
- Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, competitive pension, training opportunities, and employee discounts.
- Other info: Diversity is our strength; we celebrate uniqueness and foster an inclusive culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the environment while developing your career in a vital industry.
- Qualifications: GCSEs in Maths, English, and Science; experience in utilities or operational roles preferred.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Powered by Water, Driven by Purpose. South West Water keeps the South West flowing with safe, reliable drinking water and wastewater services across some of the UK’s most stunning landscapes. We’re proud to be part of Pennon Group, a leader in the UK water sector, working towards a greener future. Our goals? As well as lowering our carbon footprint, we’re working with partners to plant 300,000 trees, restore peatlands and support farmers and landowners to improve water quality and wildlife. Whether you’re starting out or seeking a new challenge, our scale and ambition create opportunities for you to shape your own career. Ready to make a splash? Join our team today.
We have multiple opportunities available for Regional Controllers to join our team and play a vital role in delivering central operational control across Wastewater Services regions.
What You'll Be Doing
- Monitor, operate, and intervene remotely on WWS assets using key operational systems (e.g. FFP, Lightfoot and other relevant platforms).
- Maintain real-time visibility of asset performance across the designated region.
- Perform real-time alarm monitoring and management across wastewater assets.
- Triage, prioritise, and support early resolution of all P3 and P4 alarms in line with agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Escalate issues appropriately to operational teams where required.
- Act as a central coordination point between field colleagues, operational teams, and planning and scheduling teams to optimise response effectiveness.
- Provide clear, timely communication to ensure aligned and efficient delivery of reactive and planned activities.
- Support pollution response activities led by WWS Central Technicians.
- Ensure timely coordination and communication to minimise environmental impact and support effective resolution of pollution incidents.
- Track weather conditions using systems such as CIRT/DTN.
- Trigger Wet Weather escalation processes when required.
- Coordinate regional response activities to mitigate the impacts of adverse weather conditions.
- Develop and embed weather-related processes to inform both planned and reactive work, based on short‑and medium‑term forecasts.
- Provide operational cover for other WWS Regional Controllers as required.
- Support additional roles within the WWS Central Control Room team to maintain service continuity.
What We Are Looking For
- Experience working within wastewater, water, utilities, or a similarly operationally critical environment.
- Demonstrable experience in incident, alarm, or control room operations, or a comparable coordination role.
- Proven ability to support or coordinate reactive operational responses, including incident or pollution events.
- Good understanding of regulatory compliance within an operational or environmental setting.
- Experience working with field‑based teams and planning/scheduling functions to optimise resource deployment.
- Confidence using real‑time data and monitoring systems to inform operational decision‑making.
Required
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including Maths, English, and a Science subject.
Desirable
- A‑levels or recognised Water Industry qualifications.
- Wastewater operations experience.
What's In It For You
- Generous holiday allowance with the ability to buy and sell annual leave for added flexibility.
- Competitive company pension scheme.
- Training and development within the role.
- Access to thousands of discounts and vouchers through Pennon Perks.
- 24/7 support with our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Discretionary bonus.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- And more!
Closing Date: 1st July 2026. We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.
Be yourself, we like it that way. Together, we will build a culture of belonging, where inclusion is instinctive. Diversity is our strength and a reflection of our communities. We care, we value everyone, we celebrate uniqueness. Our core values, which are essential to our success, are:
- Be Rock Solid - Build trust and be trusted. Be the one we all look to and can depend on.
- Be You - We want you to bring your best every day. Be yourself and make your mark in your individual way.
- Be the Future - Embrace change. Drive Progress. Own the challenge.
We look after the water and wastewater services for 1.8 million customers across Cornwall, Devon, the Isles of Scilly and parts of Dorset and Somerset. From treatment and maintenance, to innovation and improvements, we're busy every day finding and fixing leaks, unblocking sewers and going bigger and further in our environmental work to be a company you can be proud of.
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At South West Water, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values diversity and inclusion. With generous benefits such as a competitive pension scheme, flexible holiday options, and extensive training opportunities, we empower our employees to grow and thrive in their careers while making a meaningful impact on the environment and communities we serve in the stunning landscapes of the South West.
