Power Platform Engineer

Closing Date

• Location: Durrington (with some travel to Falmer)

• Contract: Permanent Full-time (37 hours per week) open to discussing flexible Start & Finish times to support work-life balance

• Hybrid: Minimum 2 days onsite

• Salary - 49200 - 60000

Role Overview

As a Power & Co-pilot Platform Engineer youll play a key role in shaping and managing Southern Waters growing automation ecosystem.

Water is one of societys most essential services but few people realise the scale of technology innovation driving the industry forward. At Southern Water were building a technology-enabled organisation where data AI automation and digital innovation are helping us improve services for customers and protect the environment.

Were creating a new Intelligent Automation and Process Engineering capability that will sit at the heart of this transformation. This is your opportunity to help redesign how work gets done combining low-code technologies orchestration and AI-powered solutions to deliver smarter faster and more efficient ways of operating.

Youll work on meaningful challenges with real-world impact helping to shape a scalable automation ecosystem and influence how this growing capability evolves. If youre excited by innovation solving complex problems and making a genuine difference theres never been a better time to join Southern Water.

Working within the Process & Automation Centre of Excellence youll take hands on ownership and administration of core platforms like Power Platform & Co-pilot ensuring theyre secure scalable.

Youll partner closely with architecture and security teams to define standards improve performance and support the rollout of AI Automation and Copilot-driven solutions.

This role combines hands-on platform engineering with strategic input giving you real influence over how automation and AI are adopted across the business.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Power Platform (Power Automate Power Apps Copilot Studio Microsoft 365 Admin Power Platform Admin Agent 365)

• Background in RPA / automation platforms Dataverse & Fabric

• Understanding of security principles (DLP RBAC Purview)

• Ability to manage enterprise environments (performance resilience support)

• Experience producing technical standards and documentation

Desirable Certifications:

• MS-102

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Microsoft certifications (PL-200 PL-400 PL-600)

• Experience with Copilot Studio or conversational AI

• Knowledge of Azure OpenAI / RAG solutions

• Familiarity with Dataverse Graph or enterprise systems

• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools

• Interest in emerging technology and innovation

• Familiarity of AI / Copilot capabilities and governance

Southern Water offers career progression training and development opportunities.

Southern Water is at the forefront of transforming Britains water industry investing significantly to enhance resilience sustainability and service excellence. With 7.8bn planned investment for 2025-30 this is an unparalleled opportunity to join a business committed to delivering a generational shift in the way water services are managed.

At Southern Water we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If youre passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team wed love to hear from youeven if you dont tick every box.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds identities and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race ethnicity gender sexual orientation age disability religion or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know.

At Southern Water we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If youre passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team wed love to hear from youeven if you dont tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need.

If this role isnt quite what youre looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (- Introduce Yourself)

Our Commitment to Diversity

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds identities and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race ethnicity gender sexual orientation age disability religion or any other protected characteristic. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know.

Additional information:

In line with Southern Waters security requirements successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of their identity eligibility to work in the UK criminal record check (DBS) and verification of their employment and/or education history for the past three years.

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks including security vetting.

Please note that if a candidate does not meet the required security standards or fails to pass the vetting process Southern Water reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment. Some positions may also require higher levels of security vetting which may involve providing additional documentation.

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