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Job Title: Proactive Control Analyst (Shift)

Location: Durrington, Worthing

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Hours: 38

Salary: £32,400 per annum depending on skills and experience + 15% Shift Allowance

About the role

In your role as a Proactive Control Analyst, you will be expected to analyse data and information from a variety of sources, to diagnose asset performance issues, schedule remedial work and recommend actions to prevent future events and modifications to increase effectiveness and efficiency of the business.

You will take action to ensure this timely intervention takes place in order to maintain the functionality of the Company’s assets, deliver reductions in pollution, environmental incidents & water incidents, and facilitate an increase in operational productivity.

What you will be responsible for:

Your day-to-day will consists of generating reports and trends for analysis.  You will deep dive into the data investigating the trends and what they mean in relation to the site in question. 

If needed a job is raised for field teams to resolve.  This is an end-to-end process so you will track the jobs and gain insight to validate our choices and actions.  We will encourage you to question the normal and you will use different interventions where needed.

Your role will be crucial to our business objective to meet zero pollutions by 2040 and being passionate about the environment is key to help us on this journey.

• Technically minded with good to extensive knowledge of wastewater and water treatment assets (Desirable).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to formulate and present proposals.
• Willing to gain a working knowledge of Company systems.
• Gather the necessary knowledge to facilitate systems integration.
• Be Innovative, with a ‘can do’ approach.
• To pre-empt site failure and resolve in a planned not reactive manner.
• To track, manage and mitigate site performance parameters that affect

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.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential

• A relevant Degree (demonstrating high analytical ability) or relevant experience in the Water Industry (Desirable).
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Database and Spreadsheet expertise.
• Advanced data handling and reporting skills.
• Strong process focus.
• Strong Wastewater asset function and process knowledge (Desirable).
• Reliable and consistent high-quality output.

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.

You will be joining at a time of significant change, working alongside a highly skilled leadership team with a clear vision for the future. We offer an environment where senior professionals can make a meaningful impact, influence major strategic decisions, and drive long-term value creation

"Our mission is to protect and enhance life through water—and we need passionate people to help us achieve it. If you’re inspired by our purpose and believe you can contribute, apply today. You don’t need to meet every criterion; what matters most is your drive to make a difference."

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com- Introduce Yourself)

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.