Incident Logistics Lead

Location: Durrington, Worthing

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 38

Salary: £35k + 15% Shift Allowance

About the role

As Incident Logistics Lead (known internally as Incident Containment Lead), you’ll play a pivotal role in safeguarding our waterways and communities by driving rapid, intelligent responses to pollution incidents and proactively shaping strategies that reduce any impacts. From leading high-stakes incident interventions to deploying cutting-edge containment technologies, this role is about action, innovation, and impact. You’ll coordinate emergency responses, mobilise resources with precision, and work closely with field teams to enhance asset resilience and environmental compliance. If you're passionate about protecting the environment, thrive in fast-paced situations, and want to lead change that truly matters—this is your opportunity to make a lasting difference.

What you will be responsible for:

• Drive efficient and timely deployment of resources to prevent pollution/compliance issues alongside mobilising containment in line with the demand.
• Ensure contractor resource onsite is compliant from log on to log off to prevent pollution alongside ensure cleanups and mitigation are completed quickly closing out all the risks.
• Develop and implement pollution prevention strategies and action plans based on learnings and risk scanning.
• Collaborate with field teams to improve asset performance and resilience.
• Monitor and report on pollution metrics, trends, and outcomes. Enabling situation awareness towards escalation and de-escalation triggers and documents.
• Support innovation in pollution detection, sampling, and control technologies.

You will be expected to work in the Durrington office as part of a shift team. The Shift pattern is:

• 3 Days, 3 Stand-by, 4 Off
• 4 Days, 2 Stand-by, 4 Off
• 1 Stand-by, 3 Nights, 6 Off
• 1 Stand-by, 4 Nights, 7 Off

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Develop and maintain rapid-response containment plans tailored to various pollution scenarios and sites.
• Leverage historical incident data and personal experience to anticipate likely blockers (e.g., access issues, equipment failure, resource delays).
• Liaise with Logistics to ensure an up-to-date inventory of containment resources (e.g., booms, pumps, absorbents) and their locations.
• React swiftly to emerging blockers (e.g., weather, site access, equipment failure).
• Liaise with Nova Team, PCL’s and field resources during and after incidents.
• Lead post-incident reviews on the containment plan and response.

Essential

• Analytical Skills: The ability to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable insights is crucial.
• Communication and Coordination: Excellent communication and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams are necessary.
• Proactive Intervention: Skills in developing and initiating containment strategies ahead of failure and coordinating with field teams and control centres to deploy resources pre-emptively.
• Data Integration: The ability to integrate multiple data sources (e.g., SCADA, weather, asset condition, customer calls) to build a comprehensive risk picture.
• Working with Sensitive Environments: Experience working with bathing waters, SSSI sites, or similar sensitive environments is important.
• Logistical background: knowledge of the wastewater sector and available services to mitigate risk.
• Proven experience in environmental management, pollution control, or Wastewater/Water operations.
• Ability to undertake challenging conversations and drive positive change.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

• Environmental linked qualification.

Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britain’s water industry, investing significantly to enhance resilience, sustainability, and service excellence. With £7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30, this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.

We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation.

At Southern Water, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you—even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need.

Our Commitment to Diversity

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Additional information

In line with Southern Water’s security requirements, successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of their identity, eligibility to work in the UK, a criminal record check (DBS), and verification of employment and/or education history for the past three years. Appointment to this role is subject to satisfactory completion of all pre‐employment checks, including security vetting. Southern Water reserves the right to withdraw an offer if these checks are not successfully completed.

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 truly appreciate every application. Please note, that due to the volume of interest, we may not be able to provide personalised feedback to all applicants.

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
• Retail discount app
• We offer competitive maternity leave, and flexible return to work options