About this role
Closing Date
2026-01-20Job Title: Water Supply Shift Controller
Location: Burham - Due to the location being a fair distance from any public transport, ownership of a Drivers Licence is crucial for the role
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Starting at £29,187+ 15% shift allowance per annum. You will also be entitled to additional standby payments
Do you want to make a difference? At Southern Water, your work will help to enhance health and wellbeing, protect and improve the environment and sustain the economy. You’ll also play an important role in helping us deliver a resilient water future for the South East.
Southern Water are looking for a Shift Controller to assist with the running and upkeep of Burham Water Supply Works. As a Shift controller you will be monitoring and adjusting the operation of the Water Supply Works applying your knowledge of compliance, pride and passion for housekeeping, environmental regulations and health and safety to ensure that the site is compliant with water quality standards.
You will undertake key responsibilities which oversee a continuous operation of the water supply works which will guarantee that no 2 days are the same. As a shift controller you will ensure that non potable water as specified by the DWI regulations does not leave our site, guaranteeing that water quality is fit for supply to protect public health. Your reactionary skills will come into play to respond to high level alarms and process changes.
This is a full-time permanent position consisting of 12-hour shifts working in the following shift pattern:
4 days on 7 days off
3 days on 7 days off
4 nights on 7 days off
3 nights on 7 days off
On some your days off you will be needed to cover a standby rota.
This is an exciting time to join this team at Southern Water, not only because of the large capital delivery schemes taking place across site but as an added bonus you will be part of a great team who achieves satisfaction and success with the ability to go above and beyond for our customers.
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.
Other facts
About Southern Water
We are one of the largest water and wastewater companies in the South East of England and thrive on the passion and hard work of more than 2,000 employees.
Together we supply 532 million litres of drinking water every day to more than two million customers and treat and recycle 717 million litres of wastewater for more than four million customers in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Water is essential to every aspect of our lives and we're proud to be at the heart of managing water and wastewater services. We drink it, cook with it and use it to clean. Our water supply faces big challenges - the population of the South East is growing fast, and climate change is bringing greater risk of droughts and more extreme weather. It’s a future of more people needing water and wastewater services, with less water to go around.
So, together with our customers and communities, we aim to provide a sustainable, high-quality water and wastewater service that helps us create a resilient future for water in the South East.
Find out more about us:
Website: www.southernwater.co.uk
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What you'll do
- As a Shift Controller, you will monitor and adjust the operation of the Water Supply Works to ensure compliance with water quality standards. You will also respond to high-level alarms and oversee the continuous operation of the water supply works.
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