Closing Date 2025-11-28 Job Title: Catchment Specialist – Regulatory Reporting Location: Falmer, East Sussex (Hybrid/Flexible) Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 37 hours per week Salary: circa £45,000, depending on skills and experience The Environment & Innovation team is at the forefront of Southern Water’s drive to enhance and protect the environment. Deploying the latest innovative solutions and working in partnership with our customers and stakeholders, the team takes an holistic approach to managing water quality and flow across the region. The portfolio has rapidly expanded from £50million to over £2 billion in the next 10-year period. This is a fast-paced team that is now expanding to continue to deliver a larger programme of sustainable and innovative solutions. A brand-new position has been created to join our Environment & Innovation team as a Catchment Specialist – Regulatory Reporting. Job Overview You’ll support the team in developing and delivering sustainable, catchment-scale environmental solutions to water quality risks to supply challenges, with a strong emphasis on accurate regulatory reporting and cross-functional collaboration. This includes technical areas such as water and wastewater programme integration, investigations, water quality monitoring programmes, soil and land conservation, GIS and data reporting systems, water quality catchment risk assessments, and surface and groundwater quality assessments. Technical Management - support delivery and reporting to meet regulatory requirements. Provide technical evaluations and recommendations on environmental measures to mitigate predicted challenges. Technical Expertise - act as a subject matter expert on catchment management, water and environmental policy. Scope and evaluate projects for delivery via specialist frameworks. Strategy - contribute to statutory plans and advise on future catchment risks to water resource capability. Engagement - build strong relationships with regulators, water companies, industry groups, and Catchment Partnerships. About You Experience in water quality investigations and catchment management planning/delivery Strong technical report writing and review skills Ability to manage multi-disciplinary tasks to high standards and deadlines Experience with monitoring programmes, data analysis, and reporting Familiarity with IT systems and GIS mapping tools Degree (and ideally a Master’s) in Environmental Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience In-depth knowledge of water quality investigations, catchment risk assessments, and translating regulatory requirements into actionable plans. Package This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our Falmer office and home. We are offering a salary of circa £45,000 as well as other benefits including: Generous pension up to 11% company contribution 25 days annual leave Life assurance equal to 4x salary Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service) Health Cash Plan Full funded eye tests Two paid volunteering days a year Occupational health service Discounts with over 800 popular retailers Digital GP service Study support may be available for job-related qualifications Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options Cycle to work scheme Private Medical Insurance (Senior Levels Only) Join our Environment & Innovation team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment. Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role? Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position. 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