Who we are
Watershed Associates was established in 2004 by Jo Parker.
Through her extensive network of contacts a wide range of skills
and expertise can be accessed, provided by consultants with
extensive experience in the utility industry.
Jo Parker - Biographical details
Jo Parker is a chartered civil engineer and has worked in the
utility industry for 30 years with a number of different operating
companies, the most recent being the Veolia Water Group. There she
held a variety of roles including Head of Network Asset Management
for Veolia Water Partnership and Operations Director with North
Surrey Water. She was awarded the MBE for services to the water
industry in 1995.
She has a blend of business and technical experience which
equips her to tackle a wide variety of projects, delivering
technology based solutions that deliver tangible results. During
her career she has been responsible for implementing major changes
in a number of companies including those listed in the FTSE 100.
Projects include managing a major merger, implementing project
management, restructuring operational departments to deliver
greater efficiency and reduce risk of failure as well as managing
major construction projects.
She is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers Geospatial
Engineering Board and the Buried Infrastructure Working Group, the
Water Supply and Quality Panel of the Chartered Institution of
Water and Environmental Management and the Institute of Asset
Management competencies panel in the UK as well as the
International Water Association Water Loss Task Force.