At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead our leakage strategy and drive innovation in water loss reduction.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking utility committed to sustainability and efficiency.
- Benefits: Enjoy 30 days leave, private healthcare, and a competitive pension.
- Other info: Be part of a high-performing team with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on water conservation while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in leakage management and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 61408 - 80000 £ per year.
We’re looking for an experienced and strategic leader to join us as Head of Leakage, a critical role responsible for shaping and delivering our end-to-end approach to water loss reduction.
About the role
You will own the organisation’s leakage strategy and performance, ensuring we meet ambitious regulatory commitments while driving efficiency, innovation and value for customers and the environment. Acting as the single point of accountability for leakage performance, you’ll bring together strategy, operations, data and regulatory insight to deliver sustainable outcomes across our network.
What you’ll be doing
- Defining and leading our long‑term leakage strategy, aligning with water resource planning and regulatory cycles
- Owning performance against regulatory commitments and ODIs, ensuring delivery is robust, measurable and continuously improving
- Leading the development of leakage components within Price Reviews (PR) and Water Resource Management Plans (WRMP)
- Acting as the senior representative for leakage, engaging with regulators and industry bodies
- Setting clear expectations for operational teams and ensuring delivery against stretching targets
- Overseeing water balance, leakage reporting, data quality and assurance frameworks
- Driving innovation in leakage management, including smart networks, analytics and new technologies
- Establishing effective governance, operating models and cross‑functional collaboration
- Leading and developing a high‑performing team of specialists
What we’re looking for
Essential experience
- Significant experience in leakage, water loss or network performance within a regulated utility
- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, including PR and WRMP processes
- Proven ability to lead strategy development and performance management at scale
- Experience contributing to or leading regulatory submissions and business cases
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive decisions
- Ability to influence and challenge across a matrix organisation
- Excellent stakeholder management, including senior leadership and regulators
Desirable
- Experience with smart water networks, digital transformation or advanced analytics
- Knowledge of water balance methodology and assurance frameworks
- Commercial awareness, including investment optimisation and cost‑benefit analysis
- Experience delivering cross‑functional transformation programmes
What’s in it for you
We know our people drive our success — so we’re committed to offering an excellent range of benefits, including:
- 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Bonus Plan
- Private Healthcare
- Company car or cash for car allowance
- Competitive contributory pension
- Share‑save scheme
- Health benefits & wellbeing support programmes
- Group discounts
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Financial support services
- Development and training opportunities… and much more!
Head of Leakage in Exeter employer: Pennon Group
As a leading utility provider, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values innovation and sustainability. Our collaborative work culture fosters professional growth, offering extensive development and training opportunities while ensuring a healthy work-life balance with generous benefits such as private healthcare and a competitive pension scheme. Join us in our mission to drive efficiency and value for customers and the environment, all while working in a dynamic and supportive team environment.
