Programme Coordinator

Closing Date

2026-11-27

Job Title: Programme Coordinator
Location: Falmer or Durrington/Hybrid working (2 days in the office)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: up to £35,000 based on skills and experience

Job Overview

Are you currently working in administration or programme support and wondering how to take that next big step? Southern Water can off you’re a unique opportunity as a Programme Coordinator this role offers a rare combination: exposure to senior leadership, involvement in strategic decision-making, and hands-on responsibility in a vital utility sector. It’s perfect for someone who’s analytical, organised, and ready to grow.

You’ll work at the heart of our Water and Wastewater Asset Strategy and Planning teams, supporting delivery against internal goals and regulatory commitments. You’ll also get valuable experience managing financial processes

Responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating internal and regulatory commitments and manage progress tracking and reporting across key projects, making sure deliverables are clear, owned, and delivered on time.

• Provide senior stakeholders with visibility over milestones, risks, and blockers.

• Budget oversight and financial coordination - working with a c.£0.5m directly managed budget – raising purchase orders, tracking invoices, forecasting spend and supporting regular financial reviews.

• Regulatory reporting programme support - coordinate inputs for annual reporting, making sure every line has an owner, timescales are agreed, and expectations are clearly communicated with the Regulatory Reporting Team.

• Information gathering and analysis - pull together data from across teams to produce meaningful reports, visuals and insights using tools like Excel and Power BI – helping the team make informed, strategic decisions.

About You

You will be a detail-focused individual with a degree or equivalent experience, who is eager to gain exposure to programme management or build a career in accountancy, project coordination, or the water sector. You’ll be a strong organiser who enjoys gathering and analysing information to support performance and delivery, with the confidence to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders. Proficiency in Excel and Power BI is essential, with an ability to identify trends, risks, and opportunities in data. While experience in finance or project support would be beneficial, it’s not essential for the right candidate.

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday 37 hours a week.

Southern Water operate a hybrid approach to working between our Falmer/Durrington office and home.

We are offering a salary of up to £35,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

• Company and performance-related bonus

• Generous pension up to 10% company contribution

• 28 days annual leave

• Life assurance equal to 4x salary

• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)

• Health Cash Plan

• Full funded eye tests

• Two paid volunteering days a year

• Occupational health service

• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers

• Digital GP service

• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications

• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options

• Cycle to work scheme

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

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. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

Welcome

Our purpose is big. Our impact is huge. And we know that every single one of us has the power, through our actions, to positively change society and the environment for good. It’s why careers with us have real meaning. Because, if you’re driven and ambitious, we can offer you huge opportunities for personal growth, professional development and constant innovation. Forever evolving. Forever focused on doing the right thing, we empower and encourage everyone to play to their strengths and to help us shape a fair and positive future for all. We believe in Water for Life. If you do too, Dive Right In.

We succeed together

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. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Need flexibility in your work?

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?