Senior Project Officer - Urban Water Quality

Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust; Pulborough; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental trust in England seeks a passionate individual to lead a water quality protection program, focusing on the Northbrook water supply boreholes in Worthing. The role involves developing awareness of pollution impacts, engaging stakeholders, and implementing effective mitigation strategies. Ideal candidates should be knowledgeable in environmental issues and able to foster relationships across urban and industrial sectors. This is a full-time position with a salary band of £33,130 - £38,873.

Qualifications

• Engagement with stakeholders across urban and industrial sectors.
• Campaign development for water quality protection.
• Understanding of pollution sources and pathways.

Responsibilities

• Lead in developing awareness of industrial impact on water quality.
• Deliver a water quality protection programme for Northbrook boreholes.
• Engage with decision makers to mitigate water pollutants.
• Develop and deliver an awareness campaign for stakeholders.
• Explore physical mitigation methods around the boreholes.

Job description

Overview

Full Time: 37.5 hours p/w

Salary Band: £33,130 - £38,873

We're looking for a passionate and knowledgeable individual to take a lead in developing local understanding and increasing awareness of the impact of Industrial Areas as a source and pathway for chemical contaminants, such as PFAS, and bacterial pollution entering the groundwater system.

The role is focused on the development and delivery of a water quality protection programme for the Northbrook water supply boreholes in Worthing, delivering a partnership project between the Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust and Southern Water, that explores and tests methods that improve water quality at the Northbrook boreholes by influencing pollution sources in the surrounding urban industrial area. Of note are bacterial and emerging contaminants such as PFAS. Wider environmental outcomes will also need to be considered, such as improved water quality in the Teville Stream catchment.

The role will require engagement with key decision makers and stakeholders across the urban and industrial sectors, building long-term relationships and understanding the current mechanisms and constraints to mitigating pollutants entering the groundwater system and above ground watercourses.

Working as part of our Evidence & Engagement Team, you’ll develop an understanding of sources and pathways of pollution leading to the creation and delivery of an awareness campaign for all relevant stakeholders, including physical signage and information within the industrial area such as a yellow fish style campaign. The role will also explore opportunities and constraints to the delivery of physical mitigation methods that are relevant to operations in the urban and industrial areas around the boreholes.

The full job description and candidate profile can be found here

Responsibilities

• Lead in developing local understanding and increasing awareness of the impact of Industrial Areas as a source and pathway for chemical contaminants, such as PFAS, and bacterial pollution entering the groundwater system.
• Develop and deliver a water quality protection programme for the Northbrook water supply boreholes in Worthing, as part of a partnership project between the Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust and Southern Water, exploring and testing methods that improve water quality by influencing pollution sources in the surrounding urban industrial area.
• Address bacterial and emerging contaminants such as PFAS and consider wider environmental outcomes, such as improved water quality in the Teville Stream catchment.
• Engage with key decision makers and stakeholders across the urban and industrial sectors, build long-term relationships, and understand mechanisms and constraints to mitigating pollutants entering groundwater and above-ground watercourses.
• Develop an understanding of sources and pathways of pollution and deliver an awareness campaign for all relevant stakeholders, including physical signage and information within the industrial area (e.g., a yellow fish style campaign).
• Explore opportunities and constraints to the delivery of physical mitigation methods relevant to operations in the urban and industrial areas around the boreholes.

Qualifications and Requirements

The description notes responsibilities and expectations related to engagement, campaign development, and water quality protection; explicit qualifications are not listed in the provided text.

Note

The full job description and candidate profile can be found here