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South West Water keeps the South West flowing with safe, reliable drinking water and wastewater services across some of the UK’s most stunning landscapes.

We’re proud to be part of Pennon Group, a leader in the UK water sector, working towards a greener future. Our goals? As well as lowering our carbon footprint, we’re working with partners to plant 300,000 trees, restore peatlands and supporting farmers and landowners to improve water quality and wildlife.

Whether you’re starting out or seeking a new challenge, our scale and ambition create opportunities for you to shape your own career.

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We’re looking for a Technical Administrator to join our Developer Services Adoptions Team, supporting the adoption of new development assets across the business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment, providing critical administrative, financial and data support to ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.

About the Role

As our Technical Administrator, you’ll play a key part in supporting project and programme delivery. From maintaining accurate documentation, to tracking key milestones and liaising with internal and external stakeholders—you’ll help ensure our engineering projects have a clear audit trail and run efficiently.

You will also be responsible for creating and managing project information within our corporate systems, contributing to financial processes, and helping the wider team stay on track through strong reporting and coordination.

What you'll be doing:

• Administrate Adoption Agreements inline with industry standards

• Maintain accurate project documentation in line with company procedures

• Collect, analyse and input key project data to support programme delivery

• Create and manage project records in Ellipse and other corporate systems

• Track progress of documents, actions and milestones, liaising with stakeholders

• Ensure timely completion and transfer of asset registration forms and drawings

• Support financial processes, including raising orders and processing invoices

• Provide general administrative support including organising meetings, car hire and timesheets

• Maintain high standards of accuracy, reporting and data quality

What We’re Looking For:

Required:

• Proven administrative experience in a busy office environment

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage high‑volume workloads

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy under pressure

• Proficiency in MS Office

• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

Desirable:

• Experience analysing or manipulating data using spreadsheet tools

What’s in it for you:

We know our people drive our success — so we’re committed to offering an excellent range of benefits, including:

• Generous holiday allowance + bank holidays

• Discretionary bonus

• Competitive contributory pension

• Share-save scheme

• Health benefits & wellbeing support programmes

• Group discounts

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Financial support services

• Development and training opportunities
  … and much more!

Closing Date: 26th March 2026

Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.

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