Development Business Continuity & Emergency Planner in Medway

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive person to help drive ongoing improvements in the robustness of the Company’s business continuity and emergency plans and procedures. You will also play a crucial role in enhancing the Company’s annual submission for the Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) 2022, ensuring continuous compliance and improvement in line with regulatory requirements.

A key part of the role will involve providing prompt and efficient support in response to emergency events and incidents. This role is key to ensuring a swift and effective response to unexpected situations, minimising disruption and maintaining business continuity across the organisation. Following training, the role would require involvement in the team standby rota of a 1 week in 6 out of hours standby for incident response.

The role requires active collaboration with Local Resilience Forums and Local Authority Emergency Planning Units to build strong working relationships. This will ensure the Company meets its obligations under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, strengthening our position as a reliable and prepared organisation during emergency events. Additionally, you will work closely with the wider business to develop and deliver emergency exercises, ensuring that corporate plans are rigorously tested. This proactive approach will ensure we are prepared for any potential disruptions, ensuring resilience and confidence across the organisation.

About you

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) 2022, and how water companies ensure compliance. You must also demonstrate the ability to understand and implement the principles and concepts of Business Continuity and Emergency Planning to enhance organisational resilience. Experience of developing and delivering large scale emergency exercises and/or creating tailored training packages to prepare teams for effective incident response would be required.

You will be expected to work professionally and collaboratively with blue light services personnel and Emergency Planning Departments within Local Councils and Authorities ensuring strong relationships are built and maintained. Exceptional interpersonal skills are key to this role, including excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to engage effectively with stakeholders, both internal and external, will be vital in achieving success and driving continuous improvement in our emergency planning and response capabilities.

Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work. Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.

We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation. Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment. NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders; we will not, however, consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

About us

Here at NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business. We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description; however, if you have some of the skills listed, we encourage you to apply.

NWG at a glance:

• Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
• We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.
• Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services.

To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it. We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues.

Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:

• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11%.
• Free access to local attractions.
• A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
• Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance.
• We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
• Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.