Catchment Partnerships Advisor

Overview

Catchment Partnerships Advisor – NWG (Northumbrian Water Group). Location : Pity Me, Durham. Working hours : Full time 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements will be considered where this can be managed). Term : Up to 22 month fixed term contract or Secondment. Salary : Up To £36,750 Per Annum Depending On Experience.

About The Role

Are you passionate about the environment and want to work with others to make a difference? We are looking for a Catchment Partnerships Advisor for our Environment & Sustainability team, helping us develop and deliver an integrated catchment approach to meet regulatory obligations under the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and commitments in the NWG Environment Strategy.

This role will support our work with catchment partners, ensuring we work in partnership to deliver actions to enhance catchments and the water environment and improve ecological status. Key responsibilities include helping the company engage effectively with catchment partnerships, supporting the delivery of catchment improvement schemes with partners, and supporting integrated catchment planning.

Your work will be office based but will require travel around the North East region, attending Catchment Partnership meetings and representing the company, undertaking field visits, and building relationships with catchment partners and key catchment stakeholders to develop our approach to working effectively in partnership. Although based in the North East, your role will support our companywide activities for both Northumbrian Water and Essex & Suffolk Water, with cross company online meetings, and occasional travel to Essex or Suffolk. You will be directed by our Catchment Partnerships Lead, Strategic and Integrated Catchment Managers, and supported by wider environmental experts in Environment & Sustainability.

About You

If you have an interest in environmental partnerships and catchment challenges, and are keen to improve the environment with others, we want to hear from you. You will attend meetings and workshops and represent the company, so you need to enjoy interacting with people and be able to empathise and communicate well with partners. You should be proactive in managing your own workload. The role involves travelling around our Northumbrian Water operating area, so you’ll need a full driving licence. You should be IT literate and familiar with Microsoft Office packages, as reporting and written communication will be part of this role.

About Us

Here at Northumbrian Water / Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their authentic selves to work. Our colleague network groups include Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity). We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and to having diverse communities represented within our teams and organisation. NWG provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East as Northumbrian Water and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East as Essex & Suffolk Water. Our values are Results Driven, Ethical, Customer Focused, Innovative, and One Team.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve; option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions up to 10% and company matching.
• Free access to local attractions.
• Discount scheme 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.
• Sustainable travel support via salary sacrifice cars and cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support including the Salary Finance scheme, 4 x Life Assurance and Income Protection.
• Development opportunities, including support for qualifications and professional body subscriptions.

Note : This role may require drug and alcohol testing as part of pre-employment checks for safety-critical positions.

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