Permitting & Compliance Advisor

Southern Water; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Permitting & Compliance Advisor, where you will manage water resources compliance and engage with various stakeholders. This role offers a hybrid working environment with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Company and performance-related bonus

Generous pension up to 11% company contribution

25 days annual leave

Life assurance equal to 4x salary

Health Cash Plan

Full funded eye tests

Two paid volunteering days a year

Occupational health service

Discounts with over 800 popular retailers

Study support for job-related qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience in water resources management or compliance roles preferred.
• Confident liaising with stakeholders and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Support auditing and reporting of water quality data.
• Compile evidence for abstraction licence applications.
• Engage with stakeholders on environmental information.

Skills

Numeracy

Data handling

Report writing

Team working

Education

Degree in environmental or STEM subject

Job description

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Closing Date

22/05/2025

Job Title: Permitting & Compliance Advisor

Location: Remote Working, Office and Site visits will be required – Will be discussed further at the screening stage

Salary: Salary and package are to be discussed at the screening stage.

Key Purpose

The Water Resources Policy and Regulation Team are responsible for water resources abstraction licensing, drought preparations and related compliance auditing and reporting, as well as contributing to Company decisions and direction with regard to water resources regulatory compliance matters.

The role will support the Manager and Principal roles within the team as well as self-directed engagement with other departments, internal and external stakeholders & Regulators. This is a wide ranging role covering; water resources management and planning, legislation, regulation, policy and process; technical (scientific, engineering, environmental) and analytical (of data and information). Typical activities include auditing and reporting of abstraction and water quality data, compiling evidence to support abstraction licence and drought permit or drought order applications, compliance assessment and reporting to regulatory deadlines.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who have water resources management experience or have worked in compliance focussed roles in regulated industry but equally, we recognise the value that a fresh perspective from other backgrounds can bring. The ideal candidate will be numerate and confident liaising with both internal and external stakeholders and regulators about water resources and related environmental information and concerns. A degree within an environmental or other STEM subject would be preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Numeracy - essential
• Data and information handling and interrogation - essential
• Report writing - essential
• Working to governance systems.
• Prioritisation / multi-tasking / working to deadlines.
• Team working,
• Full UK Driving Licence
  
  

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday 37 hours a week.

Southern Water operate a hybrid approach to working between our Falmer office and home.

• Company and performance-related bonus
• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
• Health Cash Plan
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme
  
  

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

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• Seniority level

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