Senior Specialist, Implementation

Job Title: Senior Biodiversity Specialists Location: Flexible (within our region) hybrid, approx. 2 days a week in an office (NB Regular weekly travel across the region required) Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 37 hours per week Salary: circa £55,000 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 a holistic approach to managing water quality and flow across the region. Job Overview We are currently recruiting two brand new Senior Specialists into our team an Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) and an Ecology expert. The role holders will support the Principal Biodiversity & INNS Specialist as part of an in-house team to deliver the company s Biodiversity and Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) and/or deliver the company s Biodiversity Performance Commitment and Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP). Successful implementation of our WINEP programmes directly influences our Environmental Performance Assessment star rating. Supporting the Principal Biodiversity & INNS Specialist to technically manage implementation, monitoring and reporting of biodiversity / INNS initiatives and projects. Engagement with key stakeholders and partners, environmental NGOs and catchment partnerships, as well as other Water Companies to promote our programme. Representing Southern Water on technical environmental partnerships. Demonstrable applied expertise of project delivery in ecological/botanical monitoring, biodiversity enhancement projects, estate management, and innovative conservation delivery. Proven experience of project delivery of INNS/Biodiversity or Ecology projects. Ability / willingness to travel across the region regularly (weekly) to attend site visits and meetings. Package This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between one of our offices, sites and home. 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 ~ Discounts with over 800 popular retailers ~ Digital GP service ~ Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options ~ Cycle to work scheme 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. We will also be hiring a range of other Biodiversity Specialists across the team so please apply if you are interested in these types on roles. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. 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. If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process.