Senior Demand Strategy Manager

• Building and lead a high performing team with a clear vision, objectives, and
  accountabilities.
• Leading and managing the Water Demand team, providing leadership direction, setting
  the people agenda and vision, maximising performance and facilitating a developmental
  environment.
• Planning and managing resources including all operational and capital costs/budgets
  associated with delivery of the day to day running of the team and delivery of new
  initiatives.
• Ensuring effective long term strategic demand planning to meet statutory requirements
  across the region.
• Overseeing the optimisation and/or adaption of delivery plans through the year and AMP
  to achieve overall targets.
• Own the investment cases for demand delivery.
• Engaging, as a key stakeholder, with the smart metering programme inputting strategic
  advice and guidance on demand related aspects as required.
• Working with subject experts to develop and deliver demand inputs to team deliverables
  such as WRMP, APR, ODIs and Price Review.
• Identifying innovative demand practices from industry, assess applicability and
  reflect in the Demand Strategy as appropriate.
• Building and maintaining relationships and credibility with the EA and wider industry
  regarding demand management aspects.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement, with the right levels of coaching,
  training, and support for all colleagues.

• Scientific/ Environmental/ related Degree
• Track record of leading projects, programme or portfolio, preferably water demand
  planning 
• Experienced taking ownership, being proactive, and working in collaboration, whilst
  holding others to account.
• Preparing regulatory submissions, such as annual reports and procedures for price
  control; including preparing the evidence, assurance, and demonstration of regulatory need.
• Experience working within an ambiguous and dynamic regulatory environment
• Developing and translating strategies and ideas into detailed approaches, options,
  plans and controls for delivery
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to facilitate management of own workload,
  and workload of direct and indirect teams to deliver to internal and external deadlines and
  quality expectations.
• Understanding of demand forecasting methodologies, demand-side management techniques,
  and strategies for promoting water efficiency and conservation.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to water balance calculation, water
  loss management, and policies governing water abstraction, distribution, and consumption.
• Able and willing to travel throughout the region and to national meetings as needed
  with regulators and industry bodies

We know that the support and commitment of our staff is key to our success so you will
receive the opportunity for ongoing support and development for a long-term career with us.
We’re one of the largest companies in the South West and are proud to have been awarded
Investors in People recognition.

In return, we offer an excellent range of benefits including:

• A company car or cash for car allowance
• A company bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Contributory Pension
• Invest in Pennon through our employee Sharesave scheme
• Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays, with an option to buy / sell leave
  offering you extra flexibility
• Take up to 26 weeks’ additional maternity leave
• Shared parental leave
• Look after your wellbeing through our Champion Health support platform
• Enjoy free eye tests and discounts on frames and lenses at Specsavers
• Enjoy access to thousands of deals and discounts on supermarkets, online retailer,
  travel, eating out, cinema, gyms and more through Perkbox