Responsibilities
* Be involved in the planning and implementation of water resource projects, ensuring they adhere to scope, budget, timescale, quality and regulatory requirements.
* Be expected to bring experience to the team in technical areas such as development of WRMPs, Regional Water Resource plans, Drought Plans, water resource models, demand management, option development, optimisation, regulatory environmental assessment (HRA, SEA, WFD etc) and/or development of SROs through the RAPID led gated process.
* Have client-facing experience within the water industry and a willingness to grow your internal and external networks to achieve positive outcomes for your projects.
* Have experience running commercial projects, bids and proposals within budget.
* Be willing to support the wider Water and Environment department when required, complement the other specialisms within the teams and work flexibly on a variety of projects.
About you
We welcome people from varied backgrounds (regulatory, water company or consultancy) who have recent experience applying their knowledge of water resources in policy and technical areas. We are looking for people who are used to working in fast-paced multidisciplinary teams, working closely with their clients, statutory authorities, and other stakeholders. Ideally, you will have had previous involvement in the assessment and development of WRMPs, regional plans, SROs and/or Drought Plans.
We are looking for:
* Experience in water resources focused projects undertaking: Assessment and development of WRMPs, drought plans and regional plans, development of components of the supply-demand balance, hydrological, hydrogeological and/or water resources assessment, demand forecasting, options appraisal and/or development of risk and uncertainty.
* Experience in WINEP investigations, Environmental Destination, Water Framework Directive assessments, Permitting and Abstraction licensing, wider catchment management, climate change impact assessments and/or options appraisals.
* Between 5 to 10 years experience in the water industry.
* A degree in a relevant subject, such as geography, geological sciences, environmental science, civil or environmental engineering and preferably hold a postgraduate degree in hydrology, hydrogeology and/or water resources management.
* Actively involved with relevant institutions such as CIWEM, Institute of Civil Engineers or the Institute of Water and either chartered or working towards your professional chartership.
Feel free to get in touch to discuss our opportunities. We don't expect people to fulfil the whole set of requirements listed. We have an interesting, versatile workload within the water resource team that requires a diverse background of skills, experience, and knowledge. #UKWater #LI-MH1
We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for current and future employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. We are in compliance with laws and regulations and ensure equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.
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