Business Manager - Water Environment

Navartis; Evesham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist environmental consultancy is seeking a Business Manager for their Water Environment team in Evesham. The role involves leading the team, improving processes, and managing client relationships. Candidates should have 10-15 years of experience in flood risk and drainage management and possess chartered status. A hybrid working model with robust benefits is offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Paid professional memberships

Flexible working hours

Private healthcare plan

Company pension

20 days CPD

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years industry experience in flood risk, drainage, or peatland hydrology.
• Proven ability to generate sales within a private environmental consultancy.
• Strong knowledge of planning policy for England, Scotland, and Wales.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Water Environment team.
• Provide technical delivery and direction for projects.
• Drive sales and client engagement.

Skills

Flood risk management

Drainage systems

Peatland hydrology

Sales generation

Team leadership

Stakeholder negotiation

Education

Chartered status within a relevant professional body

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Business Manager - Water Environment, Evesham

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Client:

Navartis

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Evesham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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Job Description

Business Manager - Water Environment

Location: Evesham / Hybrid

- 25 days per year holidays plus bank
- Paid Professional Memberships
- Flexible Toil/Balancing Hours policy.
- Private healthcare plan.
- Company pension
- 20 days per annum CPD.

Note relocation package (within the UK) may be available for the right candidate.

Summary

A specialist environmental consultancy supporting UK public and private organisations throughout planning and development are seeking a business leader with experience within flood risk, drainage and peatland hydrology to lead and grow their Water Environment team.

The team predominately provides pre-planning consultancy services for the residential, renewable energy and utilities sectors, however, are always looking to grow areas of expertise and ranges of services.

The role will encompass all aspects of team management including strategic growth planning, continuous improvement, line management, resourcing, financial reporting, client management, the generation of sales and quality assurance.

You will also be required to work closely within the senior management team on the strategic growth of the wider business.

What You'll Do:

• Provide leadership and direction for the Water Environment team, reporting directly to the Managing Director on process improvements, customer service, sales growth, profit and loss, and employee morale.
• Lead on technical excellence, with an advanced specialism in one or more of flood risk, drainage and/or peatland hydrology. Provide technical delivery and direction for projects which fall within your technical specialism.
• Stay appraised of the latest industry advancements, sharing best practice and upholding robust quality assurance procedures.
• Actively generate sales with existing and prospective clients, proactively seeking out networking opportunities and driving the production of bids, proposals and tenders.
• Attend client and project meetings, providing accurate, proactive and advanced consultancy advice.
• Provide line management to the team, supporting with individuals Continual
• Professional Development, identifying opportunities for growth and helping to facilitate personal career development aspirations.
• Manage the team resourcing, ensuring utilisation, process improvement and e iciency targets are met.
• Work collaboratively with peers and the senior management team to implement opportunities for continuous improvement, promoting exemplar health and safety across the business and creating a positive workplace culture.

What We're Looking For:

• 10-15+ years industry experience within flood risk, drainage and/or peatland hydrology.
• Chartered status within a relevant professional body.
• Proven ability of sales generation within a private environmental consultancy.
• Demonstratable experience delivering policy compliant Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategies and other associated documentation, for complex development proposals (including DCOs, outline and detailed planning applications) within the residential, renewable energy and utilities sectors.
• Advanced knowledge of planning policy and legislation for England, Scotland and Wales in relation to flood risk, drainage and peatland hydrology.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstratable by experience negotiating with key stakeholders such as SEPA, EA, LLFAs and Sewerage Undertakers.
• Experience in business management and continuous process improvement.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK.

To apply for this fantastic opportunity get in touch with a copy of your CV detailing your suitability

Navartis Ltd is a specialist recruitment company supplying highly skilled technical and management professionals within the global Transportation, Civil Engineering & Utility industries, if you are seeking a new position our recruitment team can locate the opportunity to suit your needs.