Strategy & Planning Manager

**Who are we?**:
We’re here to help people live well and create a better and more sustainable future. We support healthy and liveable communities by delivering water, sewerage and recycled water services to 1.77 million people who rely on us every day and every night. At South East Water, we innovate with purpose and act with care to deliver healthy water for life. Fresh thinking and collaboration are at the heart of our organisation. We are constantly learning, embracing the challenges of today and excited by the opportunities that tomorrow will bring.

**The role**:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Strategy and Planning Manager, who is passionate about the water sector, to join and make an impact in our Strategy and Stakeholder group

The water sector is facing challenges through the growing impacts of climate change and increasing population, as well as the changing expectations of our customers, community and employees. In this rapidly changing environment, your role is to work with the business to help set our future strategic direction through the strategy and corporate planning cycle, as well as our price submission process.

The Strategy and Planning Manager will lead the annual development of the Corporate Plan and continue to bring our current corporate strategy to life in our everyday activities while also evolving and collaborating on our strategy over the longer term. You will also assist in monitoring and assessing our compliance with relevant regulations and provide advice on key economic regulatory matters in a succinct and practical manner.

To be successful, you will be confident engaging with key internal and external stakeholders, including customer representative bodies, regulators, government and industry participants.

**Who are you?**:

- Highly skilled in the preparation of high quality, strategic and persuasive written submissions to the ESC and other Government bodies
- Highly skilled in the preparation of quality and strategic board and executive papers with a demonstrated ability to effectively convey complex pricing issues into simple language.
- Knowledge of key strategic and policy issues facing the water industry and Government
- Highly skilled in analysis and critical thinking capabilities
- Ability to interpret and question data from various groups across the business.
- Highly developed written, verbal, and digital communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence and negotiate.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team, delivering results in an agile and resource constrained environment.

**What's in it for you?**:

- A commitment to work-life balance with truly flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, leave purchasing and RDO options.
- 14 weeks paid parental leave for all parents and paid super on unpaid parental leave
- A range of benefits, including free on-site parking and cultural leave.
- A great culture working in collaborative teams with strong work ethics.
- Career focused learning and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to be part of an organisation committed to environmental initiatives.
- Enjoy modern office facilities with panoramic beachfront views.

**We're for everyone**:
We do meaningful work, but how we do it is just as important. We’re here to help people live well, protect the environment, and keep healthy water and resources accessible and affordable for all. We know to make a positive difference we need to support our people to be their very best. Flexibility and innovation are at the heart of how we work. But it’s our people’s collective ambition, authenticity and differences that bring our culture to life.

Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. Everyone brings a unique voice and a refreshing perspective that keeps us innovating. It makes us better learners, thinkers and collaborators, helping create better outcomes for our customers. Even though we’re all different, we still share a common goal to deliver healthy water for life.

**Keen to make an impact?**: