Catchment Environmental Scientist

Northumbrian Water; North East; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services provider in the North East is seeking a Catchment Environmental Scientist to enhance their data-driven approaches to catchment management. The successful candidate will analyze environmental data, utilize GIS tools, and collaborate with a diverse team to meet regulatory obligations and sustainability goals. This office-based role offers a salary of up to £47,480 per annum based on experience, alongside generous benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Company pension scheme

Free access to local attractions

Wellbeing support and digital GP service

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of water and land management.
• Experience with catchment improvement schemes.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assess data and evidence for water quality impact.
• Support integrated catchment planning.
• Engage with team members and report work clearly.

Skills

Environmental science expertise

GIS usage

Data analysis

Self-driven

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or related field

Tools

ESRI GIS Software

Microsoft Office

Statistical packages

Job description

Overview

Catchment Environmental Scientist

Working hours: 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements will be considered where this can be managed).
Location: Pity Me, Durham.
Contract: Up to 22 month fixed term contract or Secondment.
Salary: up to £47,480 per annum depending on experience.

About the role

Are you passionate about the environment and want to use your skills and experience to make a difference? We’re looking for a Catchment Environmental Scientist for our Environment & Sustainability team, to help us develop our data and evidence approach to inform integrated catchment planning and integrated catchment management, and plan actions and investments to meet our regulatory obligations under the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and commitments in the NWG Environment Strategy.

In this role you will use your strong understanding of water, land management and catchment challenges and opportunities to assess data and evidence, undertake data analysis and interpret simple models, draw information together to understand our business impact on river water quality and the water environment, and identify future schemes. You will also need to use spatial mapping and analysis using GIS and support the development and application of these tools across the Environment & Sustainability catchment group.

Although the role is office based in the North East, it will support our company-wide activities for both Northumbrian Water and Essex & Suffolk Water. We anticipate cross-company working will be via online meetings. You will be directed in your role by our Strategic and Integrated Catchment Managers, and supported by a number of wider environmental experts in Environment & Sustainability.

About you

If you have a strong technical background in environmental science and delivery of catchment improvement schemes, and skills and experience in managing catchment data and evidence and working with GIS, then we want to hear from you. You will need to be self-driven and proactive in managing your own workload. The role will be principally office based, and you’ll need to be happy to work alone but as part of a wider team, and you’ll need to be able to communicate your work and ideas effectively to engage with others. You should be very IT literate and familiar with Microsoft Office, statistical packages, and GIS software such as ESRI, as data analysis, reporting and written communication are key to 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 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. 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’d encourage you to apply.

Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) - at a glance

Our purpose is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We provide reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers. We strive to be a sustainable and resilient business and to be the national leader in sustainable water and wastewater services. Our five core values guide our decisions and actions: Results Driven, Ethical, Customer Focused, Innovative, One Team.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits through our Tap Into programme, including:

• 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 generous matching.
• Free access to local attractions.
• A discount scheme on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award-winning Wellbeing support and digital GP service for you and your family.
• Support with sustainable travel – salary sacrifice cars and cycle to work.
• Financial wellbeing support – savings scheme, education, low-cost loans, Life Assurance and Income Protection.
• Development opportunities, including support for professional subscriptions and qualification loans.

This role has been defined as a safety or security critical role and, as a condition of a formal offer, you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test. Pre-employment screening may be followed by verification testing after the offer is made and prior to start date. Failing a pre-employment drug or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked.

About us

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England. We are committed to delivering great service, putting customers at the heart of what we do.