Job Overview
Join South East Water UK as an Environmental Performance Officer - Engineering. We’re looking for a dedicated individual to help protect and enhance our natural surroundings.
Responsibilities
* Conduct environmental desktop appraisals for new projects, offering expert advice from the design stage onwards.
* Work with our project teams to identify ways to minimise environmental impact and find practical, innovative solutions.
* Liaise with regulators and stakeholders to get necessary consents and advice, ensuring we're always ahead of the curve.
* Carry out site inspections and audits to make sure our work meets both regulations and our own high standards.
* Help to roll out training programmes that upskill our teams and promote a culture of environmental responsibility.
* Actively promote sustainability, circular economy, and environmental goals across the business.
* Mentor and manage apprentices and graduates within your team.
Requirements
* A degree in an environmental subject or equivalent experience in a similar role.
* Demonstrable experience managing environmental risks and finding pragmatic solutions that protect the environment.
* A genuine passion for the environment and the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people.
* Experience in people management and building strong relationships with stakeholders.
* Experience working in a process environment, especially with incident response.
Nice to Have
* Chartership or working towards it with a professional body like CIWEM or CIEEM.
* A specialist background, such as in archaeology, arboriculture, or as a protected species licence holder.
* Experience with habitat restoration and management techniques.
* Knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain.
* Strong report writing and data presentation skills.
What We Offer
We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for. We know the communities we serve are diverse, and we recognise creativity comes from diversity, not similarity.
* Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
* 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
* Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
* Paid volunteering days.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Health cash plan.
* Life assurance.
* Wellbeing related benefits.
Compensation package: £40,000 - £50,000 dependent on experience.
To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website. It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.
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