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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.
Ready to make a splash? Join our team today.
Location: Bristol HQ or Exeter HQ
Security Clearance: SC eligible
Salary: £70,000 – £90,000 (dependent on experience)
Purpose of the Role
As Integration Engineering Manager, you will lead the delivery and ongoing evolution of our enterprise integration capability, ensuring systems, platforms, applications and third-party services connect securely, reliably and effectively. You will own the integration roadmap, lead delivery teams and partners, govern integration standards, and ensure critical data and event flows support everything from real-time operations to regulatory reporting and customer outcomes, while strengthening operational performance, business change and long-term platform resilience.
This is a role for a leader who can cut through complexity, stabilise legacy estates and build a modern integration capability fit for the future of the water sector.
A clear, outcome-led integration strategy and roadmap spanning APIs, events, batch, OT/IT integration, and legacy platforms
End-to-end delivery of integration change—predictable, high quality, and aligned to real business value
Governance and optimisation of platforms such as MuleSoft, BizTalk, SSIS, FME and specialist tooling
A prioritised integration backlog, balancing regulatory commitments, operational resilience, and transformation
The integrity, movement, and quality of operational data across systems outside the enterprise data platform
Integration of IoT, telemetry, and SCADA data, enabling near-real-time operational insight
You won’t just deliver projects—you’ll own the integration capability end-to-end
You’ll directly support operational performance, regulatory compliance, and environmental outcomes
You’ll bridge IT, OT, and Data Engineering, bringing clarity to data ownership, flow, and quality
You’ll lead through real-world complexity—legacy estates, multiple partners, and critical infrastructure
A proven leader who has owned enterprise integration in a complex, multi-system environment (utilities, infrastructure, or similarly regulated sectors preferred)
Strong track record delivering across strategy build live service optimisation
Experience managing mixed legacy and modern integration estates, including transformation
Confidence leading multi-team, multi-supplier delivery models
Strong grasp of integration architecture, governance, and operational data management
Ability to make clear prioritisation and investment decisions under pressure
Degree-level education.
Professional qualification or accreditation in delivery, product, or programme management (e.g. Agile, Scrum, SAFe, PRINCE2, MSP).
Join us and help deliver a reliable, high-quality service for our customers across the South West.
We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work and dedication. As our Integration Engineering Manager you'll enjoy:
Competitive Salary – Based on experience and skills
Company car or car allowance – Options to support your role
Annual Bonus Scheme – Recognising company performance
Pension Scheme – Helping you plan for your future
Flexible Working Options – We value work-life balance and offer flexible hours and hybrid working where possible
Healthcare Benefits – Access to employee assistance programs
Employee Discounts – On various products and services
Annual Leave – Take time to recharge with 30 days holiday
This is your opportunity to shape how data and systems connect across a vital public service, improving resilience, sustainability, and customer outcomes.
You’ll be trusted to lead, backed to deliver, and empowered to build an integration capability that truly makes a difference.
Closing Date: 16th July 2026
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.
Be yourself, we like it that way. Together, we will build a culture of belonging, where inclusion is instinctive. Diversity is our strength and a reflection of our communities. We care, we value everyone, we celebrate uniqueness.
Our core values, which are essential to our success, are:
Be Rock Solid - Build trust and be trusted. Be the one we all look to and can depend on.
Be You - We want you to bring your best everyday. Be yourself and make your mark in your individual way.
Be the Future - Embrace change. Drive Progress. Own the challenge.
