WRMP Demand Reduction Specialist

Job title WRMP Demand Reduction Specialist  Division Strategic Water Resources Location Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB
Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time or part-time Salary Offering between £48,000 - £55,000 per annum, depending on experience Job grade B Closing date 17/12/2025

We have an exciting position within Thames Water’s Water Resources team,
WRMP Demand Reduction Specialist - leading on the technical demand management workstream of our next Water Resource Management Plan, WRMP
29.

The overall objective of the WRMP is to ensure we are not in a supply demand deficit to the year 2100 whilst meeting growth, and climate change impacts and providing environmental and drought protection improvements. The approach is provided to all water companies via regulator and government guidance, such as the Water Resources Planning Guidelines.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop the demand management options programme for WRMP
  29, developing existing WRMP
  24 and new options benefits, costs and constraints.
• Produce demand management plan(s) for 2030 onwards for a range of scenarios.
• Maintain relationships with demand management internal stakeholders such as leakage, metering and water efficiency to inform demand management options.
• Work with internal stakeholders to set and agree long term demand reduction goals.
• Manage any necessary contractors/consultants needed to support the programme.
• Engage with the PR29 team to embed WRMP
  29 into the business plan.
• Present and communication the developing plan to internal and external audiences.
• Represent Thames Water on the WRSE demand subgroup.
• Develop Thames Water’s demand management inputs to WRSE.
• Track delivery of the demand options in WRMP
  24 during AMP8 and provide the necessary in year reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain relationships with demand management stakeholders. (demand management strategy, leakage, metering and water efficiency) to track delivery of WRMP
  24 and inform future plans.
• Track delivery of the demand options in WRMP
  24 during AMP8 and provide the necessary in year reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain relationships with demand management stakeholders (demand management strategy, leakage, metering and water efficiency) to track delivery of WRMP
  24 and inform future plans.

Base

Location:

Hybrid working from our Reading office 2 days a week.

Working Pattern:
Full-time, Monday–Friday (36 hours per week) – although part-time will also be considered.

This position is paying a salary of between £48,000 and £55,000 per annum based on experience.

Please note – interviews for this position will be held in early January 2026.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• 5 years’ work experience coordinating technical projects.
• Aptitude to work well within a team. (internal or external)
• Experience in analysing data and using insight from data to make decisions.
• Experience of working with internal and external resources and clients to achieve a successful conclusion.
• A resilient self-starter and team player with the confidence to operate in a rapidly changing, challenging, and fast-paced environment.
• Effective communicator with internal and external stakeholders.
• Must have good IT aptitude; be proficient in Office products, including Excel.
• Proven capability to write technical documentation.
• Confident handling of data, strong analytical skills.

Extra qualities that would be a great fit for our team:

• Experience working in the water industry or working in a regulated sector.
• Awareness of the water system, from water catchment to customer tap, and a good understanding of the network part of the system and options available to maintain it, including leakage and customer usage.
• Experience in the management and supervision of external providers from a performance/budgetary perspective.
• Educated to degree level.

What’s in it for you?

Joining Thames Water means becoming part of a supportive, innovative team where your strategic vision makes a tangible difference. You'll play a vital role in creating sustainable water management strategies. Alongside career growth and professional recognition, you’ll receive:

• Competitive salary from £48,000 to…