Restoring Sustainable Abstraction Advisor (12 mth FTC)

South East Water Limited; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stakeholder pension scheme

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible annual leave

Volunteer days

Cycle to work

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Wellbeing related benefits

Job summary

South East Water Limited is seeking an RSA Advisor to guide external consultants, review outputs, and design robust catchment data strategies. You will collaborate with catchment scientists to ensure evidence-based schemes, represent the organisation in regulatory discussions, and contribute to high-level meetings.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will review consultant reports, support catchment monitoring strategies, and ensure sustainable abstractions with robust data and

Qualifications

• Technically qualified environmentalist with degree or equivalent.
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Responsibilities

• Support RSA WINEP investigations and options appraisal led by consultants.
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Skills

Decision making

Technical reporting

Data interpretation

GIS & spatial analysis

Regulatory engagement

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Environmental degree

Chartered status towards

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Data management

Job description

Summary

As an RSA Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in delivering the Restoring Sustainable Abstraction element of our WINEP programme. In this role, you will guide and oversee the work of external consultants, using your specialist technical expertise in areas such as hydrogeology, hydrology, geomorphology, or aquatic ecology to critically review and constructively challenge their outputs. Working alongside our catchment scientists, you will help design and implement robust data collection strategies across catchments to ensure our RSA schemes are built on evidence that thoroughly withstands scrutiny. Additionally, you will represent the organisation in regulatory discussions, serving as a technical subject matter expert who can confidently contribute to high-level meetings and debate complex environmental findings. ***Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract***

Main responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of RSA WINEP investigations and options appraisal delivered by consultants
• Working alongside consultants to develop catchment monitoring strategies for sustainable abstraction and supporting our catchment scientists and sub-contractors with the deivery of these catchment monitoring strategies.
• Negotiating land access for surveys.
• Contributing and inputting into regulatory meetings and technically challenging key areas of the discussion to ensure that our abstractions are sustainable and the right outcomes are progressed though to the end.
• Critically reviewing and challenging consultants technical reports through their own sound knowledge of a specialist area.

Skills and Expertise

• Sound decision making skills based on evidence and understanding of evidence collected and modelled.
• Write and coordinate technical reports, communication documents to a high standard to meet robust internal and regulatory deadlines.
• Check and review work prepared by others.

You’ll need

• Technically qualified environmentalist (with a degree, HND or equivalent work related experience) and at least 5 years work experience.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work alongside multiple departments and regulators.
• Excellent data interpretation skills, reflecting the need to use the data to inform and influence stakeholders.
• Proficient with the use of GIS and spatial data analysis tools.
• Full, clean driving licence and ability to travel across Company region/areas as require.d
• Experience of working in water resources/water industry/environmental regulation.

It will be a bonus if you have

• Degree ideally in a scientific discipline or relevant work related area (e.g. hydrogeology, hydrology, geomorphology, aquatic ecology).
• Member of professional Chartership or working towards.
• Knowledge of Water Industry Water Resource Guidance.
• Specialism in one of the following: hydrogeology, hydrology, hydro- ecology, water industry water resource planning.
• Experience of designing catchment monitoring to answer questions related to abstraction impacts / sustainable abstraction.

Employees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities. The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time.

Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.

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. 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?

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.

Compensation package: up to £40,000.p.a.

Be you, belong and valued.

Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.

Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match.

We supply top-quality drinking water to 2.3 million customers in the southeast of England.

Through a network of 9,000 miles of pipe, we deliver 544 million litres of water every day.

It's the skill and expertise of our employees that ensures our water meets the highest standards.

We make sure we can meet the needs of our customers both now and in the future.

Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.

• Come to work to be safe, valued, and trusted.
• We’ll encourage you to create and pursue new opportunities for personal growth.
• A place to be the real you, build deeper connections and enjoy a sense of belonging.
• Be invested in helping us to create a sustainable water supply for now, and in the future.