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• Closing Date 2025-08-29 Job title: Governance & Assurance Lead Location: Base anywhere within South Coast, however you will need to visit our head office in Durrington 2x days per week and remaining will be working from home on a hybrid basis Hours: 37 hours per week Job type: Permanent Salary: Circa £51,000 per annum Are you passionate about championing governance and assurance, and precision in regulatory reporting? Join Southern Water, a pioneer in water and waste management services, as a Wastewater Governance & Assurance Lead. Partnering with the Wastewater Governance & Assurance Manager, you'll be part of a team who spearhead first line assurance within the Wastewater directorate. Your expertise will shape the development, enhancement, and maintenance of control systems ensuring strict compliance with regulatory standards. If you're driven by the pursuit of excellence in regulatory Wastewater reporting, we'd love to have you on our team! In this role, you'll work closely with the regulator during EA Alignment review meetings, analysing and reconciling data, and providing consistent performance information including pollution forecasting and analysis to the Directorate, shareholders, regulators and the wider Southern Water business. By undertaking detailed analysis of data to diagnose potential faults and recommend modifications, you will ensure compliance and direct appropriate action, effectively communicating with all levels of WW field teams and resolving complex operational problems. This role is crucial in the drive to reduce Wastewater Compliance Failure & Pollution incidents, supporting Southern Water's commitment to excellence in compliance and governance. You will also support with providing first line assurance for the data within Wastewater regulatory reports e.g., the Annual Spill Report, Bathing Water, OFWAT Compliance Framework (ORF). You'll facilitate the delivery of assurance for Wastewater regulatory commitments e.g., Pollutions, flooding events and spill reporting, ensuring compliance for both internal and regulatory reporting (OFWAT & EA) while liaising with internal teams to drive appropriate action based on assurance outcomes. Your responsibilities will also include responding to regulatory data requests to ensure consistency and accuracy, and supporting the analysis and coordination of regular assurance activities, including the provision of Section 19 assurance and identifying and driving improvements in processes, providing support for the Wastewater Directorate. To excel in this position, you should have knowledge or understanding Wastewater operational activities and environmental risks, excellent analytical skills and the ability to write technical reports that meet regulatory standards. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications is essential, as is the capability to apply logical, structured, and adaptable problem-solving skills to meet changing business demands. If you are passionate about ensuring high standards of regulatory reporting and compliance, we'd love to hear from you. Our purpose is big. Our impact is huge. And we know that every single one of us has the power, through our actions, to positively change society and the environment for good. It’s why careers with us have real meaning. Because, if you’re driven and ambitious, we can offer you huge opportunities for personal growth, professional development and constant innovation. Forever evolving. Forever focused on doing the right thing, we empower and encourage everyone to play to their strengths and to help us shape a fair and positive future for all. We believe in Water for Life. If you do too, Dive Right In. 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. Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?