Strategic Planning Specialist

Join Ofwat as a Strategic Planning Specialist - RAPID and Environmental Planning Directorate!

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the water sector? Do you have a passion for environmental strategy and policy? Look no further! Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, is seeking a Strategic Planning Specialist to join our dynamic RAPID and Environmental Planning Directorate.

About us

We’re Ofwat – a non-ministerial government department responsible for regulating the water sector in England and Wales. We are at the source of everyday life. We help the sector build trust and confidence with customers, the environment and wider society: keeping water flowing, bills affordable and helping ensure the health of our rivers and waterways.

Our work is high-profile and fast-moving, within a dynamic and agile environment. The work that you’ll be involved in every day will help us to deliver our strategy, to make us the regulator we want to be and help the sector to deliver for customers and society.

The role

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for someone with experience of climate change and water resource modelling and/or experience of working on environmental strategy or policy within the water sector looking to gain experience whilst working within the regulatory sector.

As a Strategic Planning Specialist, you will:

• Lead on the Long-Term Delivery Strategies from the water companies.
• Collaborate with the Environment Agency and other stakeholders to create common scenarios for water resource planning.
• Support and create policies and strategies to optimise infrastructure planning within the water sector.
• Support on the development of relationships within the current price review and drive the strategic aims of RAPID and Environmental Planning into PR29.

Why Join Us

• Meaningful Impact: Contribute to our purpose to ensure resilient water resources for England and Wales and influence future infrastructure planning processes.
• Innovative Work Environment: We embrace agile working and a culture of trust, flexibility, and collaboration.
• Development Opportunities: Gain valuable experience and develop your skills in a supportive and dynamic setting.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the flexibility of working from home combined with meaningful collaboration in our London or Birmingham offices.

Other Benefits

• Excellent employer pension contribution ranging from £10,695 to £12,746 per annum.
• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 with each year of service, plus bank holidays and an extra 2.5 days of privilege leave.
• Access to exclusive discounts on a variety of goods and services, including retail outlets, theatre tickets, holidays, insurance, and a gym membership.
• Fees paid for membership of relevant professional bodies.
• Up to 3 volunteering days per year.
• Recognition vouchers scheme rewarding your hard work.
• Generous shared parental leave and pay supporting your family life.

What you bring

Experience, skills and knowledge

• Experience with climate change and/ or water resource modelling and/or experience working on Environmental Strategy or Policy within the water sector.
• Experience of developing policy and strategy products such as policy briefs, strategies, and designing and facilitating workshops.
• Academic or professional experience of wider environmental issues and good knowledge/understanding of those related to the water industry.
• Experience of building and maintaining constructive working relationships with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs, expectations, and priorities, and to influence and collaborate effectively to deliver desired outcomes.
• Experience of formulating, presenting, and writing clear and concise evidence-based advice to inform policy making, decision building and recommendations, for a range of audiences and to encourage and respond to constructive challenge to build confidence in decision-making.

Attributes

• Creates Clarity
• Makes Relationships Count
• Adaptable Thinker
• Champion and Leader of Change

To find out more about the role, team and selection process, please follow the link to apply.

Closing Date: 23:55 on 14 July 2024