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Environmental Performance Officer - Operations

South East Water

Farnborough

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 50,000

Full time

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Job summary

A water supply company in Farnborough is seeking an Environmental Support professional to manage environmental risks associated with operations. You will work closely with teams to ensure compliance, promote sustainability, and track waste management. Ideal candidates should have a degree in an environmental subject and experience in managing both projects and teams. Competitive compensation of £40,000 - £50,000 offered.

Benefits

Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme
5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
Flexible annual leave policy
Paid volunteering days
Cycle to work scheme
Health cash plan
Life assurance
Wellbeing related benefits

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in operational environmental roles.
  • Ability to manage environmental risks effectively.
  • Experience in mentoring and managing small teams.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Operations and Waste Lead with documentation.
  • Assess reactive works with environmental advice.
  • Conduct auditing and site inspections.

Skills

Environmental management
People management
Communication
Waste management knowledge

Education

Degree in environmental based subject
Job description
Overview

Summary: This role will act as key support to the Environmental Performance Lead Waste and Operations to ensure environmental risks are managed across operational activities, working to reduce the overall environmental impact of activities, ensuring compliance, promoting good practice and sustainable practices. This role involves working directly with SEW operational teams and Contractors for assessment of reactive works, managing the network and operational use of our sites. SEW sites are across a range of landscapes including protected designated Sites of Scientific Interest, habitats for protected species and Areas of Outstanding Beauty, so will require experience in how to mitigate works in these areas, and engage with specialists, stakeholders and consultants when required for further input. Working with teams and delivering training programmes, building connections with the wider operation teams. The role will also include waste tracking, auditing and action tracking programmes with compliance that will be reported to on a monthly basis. Incident management will be a key part of the role ensuring that an appropriate response is provided to all geographical areas of operation and reporting to regulators where required.

Main Responsibilities
  • Support the Operations and Waste Lead and work closely with the Operational staff to ensure timely assessment of work and documentation.
  • Assessment of reactive and emergency works with environmental advice to minimise environmental impact of work and to reduce the likelihood of environmental prosecutions.
  • Writing policy & strategy documents for operational environmental management. Incorporating controls into key documents.
  • Liaison with environmental regulators obtaining consents and advice where necessary and reporting back to the business.
  • Auditing / site inspections to ensure compliance with regulation & internal standards. Reporting on KPI's (against 25 year Environment Plan commitments)
  • Assist in rolling out training programme and competencies required for operational staff.
  • Reporting to regulators and stakeholders such as water industry bodies and neighbouring water companies. Looking for synergies across the geographical region to enhance sustainability and economy of scale.
  • Promoting sustainability, circular economy and waste hierarchy goals across the business.
  • Management and mentoring of apprentices / graduates within team and wider environment team.
You\'ll need
Skills / Qualifications / Experience
  • Degree in environmental based subject or equivalent experience in an process based or operational environmental role.
  • Management of environmental aspects and risks across a wide range of settings. Ability to determine pragmatic outcomes which minimise harm to environment and communicate these to the business.
  • Passion for the environment with the ability to work closely with colleagues, contractors, stakeholders, regulators and members of the public.
  • People management skills, direct management of a small team and wider management of regulator, stakeholder and contractor relationships.
  • Demonstrable experience within a relevant environmental field.
  • Experience of working within a process environment, particularly in relation to incident response.
  • Waste Management knowledge preferably within multi-hub process setting.
It will be a bonus if you have
  • WAMITAB or equivalent qualification. Chartership or working towards chartership of a professional body such as CIWEM, CIEEM, CIWM or Institute of Water.
  • Protected species licence holder or experience working with protected species mitigation.
  • Ability to mentor and inspire members of the team.
  • Report writing and data presentation skills.
  • Experience in habitat restoration and management techniques essential, in particular experience of survey and working in woodland, chalk grassland and heathland habitats.
  • Preferable experience working with protected species mitigation on sites.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion

We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for. We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. That you will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.

Benefits package
  • Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
  • 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
  • Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
  • Paid volunteering days.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Health cash plan.
  • Life assurance.
  • Wellbeing related benefits.
What can you expect from your recruitment?
  • To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website.
  • It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.
  • Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!

Compensation package: £40,000 - £50,000 dependent on experience

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