Asset Scientist (Water Resources & Hydrogeology)

About the role

The Water Resources and Environment Department are seeking an Asset Scientist for our Hydrogeology Team to support delivery of our AMP8 programmes and wider water resource abstraction licence management and related activities within Asset strategy and Capital Delivery Department. These activities form part of our Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and optimisation of our water resources to ensure supply demand balance for our customer and protect the environment

What you\’ll be doing

As part of this role you will provide technical support of regulatory aspects of Abstraction Licences; for that you will be liaising with Environment Agency on matters related to abstractions return, site inspections and licence variations. You will also liaise on this matter with colleagues across Asset Strategy and capital Delivery Department, particularly with Operational and Production team on activities related to abstraction returns, source performance and supply demand balance. Key responsibility of this job will be to undertake regular water resource conditions assessment, informing different departments about our ability to supply water to customers and prospects of flood and drought conditions.

You will provide key support to our operational teams in Production and Supply managing the borehole maintenance project, supervising borehole inspections and rehabilitation, ensuring the projects are delivered on time and to budget.

In addition to that, you will provide technical support on Water Resource WINEP investigations, contributing to the data collection and technical assessment of groundwater surface water interaction, liaising with Environment Agency on matters relating to impact of groundwater abstraction on the environment, Chalk Stream protection and aquatic ecology studies. You will also liaise with colleagues across Asset Strategy and Capital Delivery Directorate, including the Water Resource Management Planning, Drought Management Planning, Catchment Management, Water Quality and River Restoration Teams

For this role you will be also asked to undertake regular field work related to environmental monitoring and field site visits including borehole drilling supervision and borehole inspections. The office work will focus on delivery of our Water Resource assessment and abstraction licence management. You will undertake data analysis, interpretation and reporting writing, communicating the findings of work both internally and to external stakeholders (Environment Agency, Natural England, river groups and consultants).

What you need

• Qualified to MSc level (or equivalent) in a scientific discipline, with practical knowledge in hydrology/hydrogeology/aquatic ecology
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Outlook and GIS applications
• Membership of a professional body or chartered status
• Full, clean driving licence
• Proven experience in the UK water industry
• Knowledge of aquatic ecology and hydrology applied to the WFD framework in UK Water Industry context
• Good report writing skills with the ability to self-check and to produce high quality and accurate work; excellent communication, planning and organisational skills, team management
• Highly motivated self-starter, able to work on their own as well as part of a team
• Ability to undertake field work

For full Job Description please contact hayley.savory@affinitywater.co.uk

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on skills and experience
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 23 days rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous \’double match pension scheme\’ that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Disability confident (if you need to apply through a different format, please contact the Talent Acquisition Partner for this role)

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