SA Water

SA Water in Partnership with Harrison McMillan

Role Overview 

SA Water is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Manager of Economic Regulation and Pricing to lead its vital relationship with the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) and the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF). 

A key requirement of the Senior Manager, Economic Regulation and Pricing is to oversee and drive the development and submission of SA Water's regulatory proposals for ESCOSA to inform their determinations. This includes managing the submission process for each four-year regulatory period and ensuring a strategic pricing approach that aligns with ESCOSA's revenue caps. 

In this pivotal leadership role, the Senior Manager will oversee engagement with ESCOSA while ensuring compliance with economic regulations and securing a sustainable revenue stream. The focus will be on establishing fair and efficient pricing strategies that benefit SA Water’s diverse customer base, support economic growth, and protect customer interests. 

Benefits of working with SA Water

Joining the Business Insights and Excellence Team at SA Water comes with a wealth of benefits, including a strong commitment to community engagement and the opportunity to collaborate with passionate and dedicated team members who embody the company’s values and strategic goals within the water sector. 

Employees enjoy State Government Superannuation benefits and play an active role in the South Australian Government’s Housing Roadmap, contributing to meaningful development initiatives. The team is recognised as award-winning and is essential in managing critical infrastructure across the state, with a proven track record of successful ESCOSA submissions. 

The availability of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and flexible work arrangements—permitting up to two work-from-home days per week—further enhance the overall work experience. 

Learn more about the benefits of working at SA Water here.

About SA Water

SA Water is a successful, modern water utility that is wholly owned by the Government of South Australia. They employ more than 1,600 people across a broad range of disciplines who operate more than $14 billion of assets. They deliver essential water and sewerage services to more than 1.8 million South Australians. 

They operate in a geographically and climatically diverse service area, with sites and locations from Ceduna through to Port Augusta, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, across to the Riverland and down to Mount Gambier, and most places in between. 

SA Water’s strength and expertise has been shaped throughout our history by many challenges – the driest state, vast distances, prolonged drought conditions and the quality and scarcity of our source water. 

They interact with a large number of stakeholders and customers, both internal and external, which shape our operating environment. The quality of our products and services has a broad impact, from an immediate contact with our business and residential customers to a state-wide influence on the growth and prosperity of South Australia. 

The importance of their products and services means that they have several independent regulators to make sure that we comply with major pieces of legislation and obligations. They have several management systems in place, such as the Drinking Water Management System (DWQMS), Environmental Management System (EMS) and Safety Management System, to manage risk, maintain compliance and improve business efficiency.

SA Water provides services to around 1.8 million South Australians. We: 

• supply water 
• remove sewage from homes and businesses 
• treat sewage and wastewater 
• recycle some wastewater.
  
  

We work hard to ensure your water is high quality, safe to drink and always available. We make sure you can find out how good your water is. SA Water maintains and operates 10 major metropolitan reservoirs. They also look after the network of pipes, taking water to and from your property. This is why they are involved in land development.  Learn more about SA Water here: https://www.sawater.com.au/home

For a more detailed discussion about any of these roles, please contact Bec Lynas, Executive Account Manager on 08 7170 5393 

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