Become a member

We don’t have shareholders and instead have around 56 independent Members who carry out a vital scrutiny and governance role.

Who are we?

Welsh Water is not-for-profit and unique in the utilities sector. Our parent company, Glas Cymru Holdings Cyfyngedig, is a company formed for the purpose of owning, financing and managing Welsh Water.

We don’t have shareholders, we instead have around 56 independent Members who carry out a vital scrutiny and governance role.

Any financial surpluses are retained for the benefit of our customers and put back into looking after your water and the environment.

What you will do

As a Member, you will…

Hold our Board of Directors to account for the performance of the company
Help ensure high standards of corporate governance
Meet at least twice a year (including our AGM meeting) with an additional two regional meetings held throughout the parts of Wales and England that we serve

What you will get

The role is unpaid – but you will get money back for expenses
To help shape the governance of one of Wales’ largest companies
Chance to help oversee the work of one of our most essential public services
Opportunity to make connections with other Members and gain personal development and insight into the water industry.

To reflect the communities we serve across Wales and parts of England, we are keen to appoint Members with a diverse range of ages, skills, backgrounds and experiences. You don’t need to be an expert in the water industry – just committed to the success of this vital industry in our communities and support is offered to any Members who are new to governance through the induction programme and regional meetings. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants for Membership from parts of our supply area that are currently under-represented, including North Wales, Hereford and Chester.

Here is what our existing Members have to say about the role:

It’s been overwhelming to see some of the work that goes on behind the scenes, Dŵr Cymru is a huge operation - from all the planned (and unplanned!) engineering work to improve water quality to managing multiple stakeholders across Governments, regulators and the media. As Members, we’re given an opportunity to ask questions and challenge any aspects of the presentations. For example, at the last regional meeting, I was able to apply my experience of customer communications to make some suggestions to their customer strategy

Heledd Jones, current Glas Member

Being a Member gives you a great insight into the complex world of the Water Industry”. You begin to understand the different pressures on Dwr Cymru Welsh Water and how you can help to shape the solutions.

Nick Rushbrooke, current Glas Member

Apply

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To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you wish to become a Glas Member to company.secretary@dwrcymru.com by Monday 9th September 2024.

Please also complete and return with your application the Equal Opportunities Form below which will be used for monitoring purposes only.

Equal Opportunities Form

Interviews & Key Dates

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview in person on either Monday 14th October or Wednesday 23rd October. The location of the interviews will be determined by the number of applications received from that area.

Appointments will be made towards the end of October and an induction day will take place on Tuesday 5th November before you are invited to your first Members meeting on Friday, 6th December 2024.

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