Strategic Network Optimisation Advisor

Hello, we’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Oh, we’re pretty keen on people too.

24 hours a day, 365 days a year we serve 4.8 million households and business across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank and every toilet flushed is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Working in the Water Resources team, you will be an integral part of Severn Trent’s Network Control function. This niche specialised team is responsible for creating the daily production plan for our large Water Treatment Works. This simply means that you will be ensuring that there is enough supply in our Strategic Grid, and therefore sufficient treated water available to all our customers. You will also look to ensure that we use a good mix of water sources, so that water is produced at the lowest possible cost.

The team are also responsible for raw water storage management, bulk imports of water, forecasting demand, and coordinating planned works. Ultimately, the team are here to make sure we have enough water to supply to our customers every day of the year – an incredibly important role.

Do you have the right attitude and mindset to make big decisions every day and keep the water flowing?

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

The key accountabilities of this role will include:

Manage the Strategic Grid network, moving water to maintain reservoir levels and optimising the set-up each day.

Create the daily production plan for Water Treatment Works, ensuring that demand is met, and water is produced at the lowest possible cost.
Coordinate planned works (known as interventions) at Water Treatment Works with operational colleagues, develop contingencies, create go criteria, and ensure there are no clashes on the Strategic Grid.
Schedule and oversee infra and non-infra capital improvement programmes, strategic reservoir inspection programme, groundwater maintenance plan and other interventions which alter the way we supply water to our customers.
Manage our £16m bulk water import budget.

Monitor company raw water storage levels and modify production plans to maintain sufficient storage capacity, including drought preparation and prevention.
Effectively manage Grid storage to help save money via energy management
Utilise PowerBI and Excel to improve our data analysis and reporting.
Engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including Water Treatment colleagues, Network Control Leads, and Senior Leaders throughout Severn Trent Water.
Become an expert in the Strategic Grid, sharing advice and expertise with Operations and wider Network Control, through training sessions and the Water Resources standby rota.

You’ll have experience of Network Operations, and preferably understanding of the Strategic Grid and Water Treatment processes. You’ll be able to analyse data, create reports, engage with stakeholders and make important decisions based on your analysis and rational.

Of course, as well as skills, we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight. We want people who show up and roll their sleeves up. People who love to solve problems, and really care about our customer’s getting Severn Trent’s wonderful water every single day.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do.

And when it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity; who help us do just that.

We do more, because we care.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. Here’s some of our favourites:

28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Family friendly policies
Two volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

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