Environmental Initiatives Project Officer

Pertemps; Old Warren; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental organization based in Old Warren is seeking an Environmental Initiatives Project Officer. You will manage the delivery of innovative catchment and nature-based solutions aimed at improving river health and sustainability. Responsibilities include overseeing project plans, budget management, tracking project milestones, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will possess strong stakeholder management skills and experience in environmental projects. The role offers a competitive salary along with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30

Generous Pension Scheme

Performance-related pay plan

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders, especially in environmental sectors.
• Experience in organizing workshops and consultations.
• Strong communication across varying audience levels.
• Knowledge of project lifecycle with a focus on water-related projects.
• Proficient in budget management with regular tracking.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project work plans, ensuring timely delivery and budget compliance.
• Track project milestones and provide updates to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure project alignment.
• Maintain records of project progress and risks.
• Support adherence to regulations and health and safety checks.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Strong communication skills

Project monitoring

Budget management

Education

Graduate in relevant subject or equivalent experience

Tools

Office software

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with environmental stakeholders and catchment partnerships to design and deliver innovative catchment and nature-based solutions across multiple river catchments. You’ll play a key part in implementing these solutions to improve river health and sustainability.

What you’ll be doing as an Environmental Initiatives Project Officer

You’ll oversee project work plans, ensuring activities are delivered on time, within budget, and provide meaningful benefits. You will also work closely with the team to meet organisational priorities, track progress, and capture the positive impacts of each project. This role is integral to addressing the pressures on our rivers, driving collaborative actions, and building sustainable partnerships to secure the long-term health of these vital natural resources.

• Support the end-to-end delivery of catchment & nature-based solutions, tracking that all actions are completed according to the agreed scope, timelines and budget. Proactively identifying risks & developing mitigation plans to discuss with the Project Manager; ensuring these are implemented in a timely manner.
• Point of contact for project delivery-related matters, facilitating collaboration and ensuring the successful implementation of projects.
• Maintain a detailed record to track project milestones and provide regular updates on delivery status, risks and successes to wider stakeholders.
• Track the project budget and associated spend, providing regular updates to the Project Manager.
• Regularly review projects to ensure activities adhere to relevant regulations; support with regular H&S checks of suppliers and partners to ensure compliance.
• Work with internal teams to ensure alignment of outputs; clear and consistent communication is important, not to disrupt delivery timelines.

Base location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• Proven ability to build and manage productive relationships with diverse stakeholders, preferably environmental groups, councils or regulators.
• Experience organising and facilitating workshops, consultations, and engagement activities to align stakeholders and gather input effectively.
• Strong communication skills, with experience in tailoring messages to a variety of audiences, including technical experts, community groups, and decision-makers.
• Demonstrable experience in planning, delivering, and monitoring environmental or water-related projects, and knowledge of the project lifecycle.
• Experience managing project budgets effectively, ensuring progress is tracked and detailed updates are provided.
• Be fully competent at using the appropriate company IT systems and Office software.
• Be a graduate or have the equivalent in experience, and would consider an HNC or above in a relevant subject.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• Experience in working at a catchment scale to develop and implement plans that improve river health, water quality, and catchment resilience is desirable.
• Experience in incorporating Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) into project planning and delivery, ensuring positive outcomes for habitats and species, is desirable.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary is £45,000 to £55,000 per annum.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know. We’rehere to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.