MOSL

The business retail water market in England opened on 1 April 2017. It is the world’s largest competitive water market, allowing more than 1.2 million businesses including public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and not-for-profit organisations to choose who supplies their retail water services.

The Code Change Committee is responsible for recommending changes to the “market rules” (the codes), in order to support effective competition and enable improved customer outcomes.

The role will require Independent Members to exercise their expert judgement to challenge and assess code change proposals. They are required to act impartially and objectively, bring a diverse, forward-thinking and challenging perspective to the Committee, inspire stakeholder confidence and help the Committee reach evidence-based decisions that benefit customers and the market as a whole.

The successful candidates will be experienced in decision-making at a senior level and able to consider and prioritise changes that will better deliver against defined strategic outcomes. They should carry the gravitas and credibility to command the confidence of market participants, with previous experience of similar market operator functions and/or experience in utilities. Independent Members must not have been recently employed by, and must be sufficiently independent of, any Wholesaler or Retailer or an associated company of these.

The Code Change Committee is a Committee of the market’s Strategic Panel. Governance and secretariat support is provided by the market operator, MOSL.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to MOSL on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference QAOKQ. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com. Applications should be received by noon on, Wednesday 26 November 2025.