Senior Water Advisor

National Highways; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure organization seeks a Senior Water Advisor to join their Environmental Sustainability Division. This hybrid role involves providing expert advice on water quality and managing environmental impact assessments. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree and experience in environmental management, fostering relationships with key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Membership of a relevant professional institution will be considered.
• A relevant degree in water quality, flooding or related discipline.
• Experience working with stakeholders to manage the environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice on Water Quality Environmental Impact Assessments.
• Develop relationships with regulatory and professional organisations.
• Lead research tasks addressing challenges to the water environment.

Skills

Technical advice on Water Quality

Flood Risk Assessments

Stakeholder management

Data management and analysis

Project delivery with positive outcomes

CIWEM member

Education

Degree in water quality or related discipline

Membership of relevant professional institution

Job description

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About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Water Advisor to join our Environmental Sustainability Division within Safety, Engineering and Standards (SES). The Division provides environmental sustainability advice and assurance across the business and leads on development and implementation of National Highways' Environmental Sustainability Strategy, including complex and high-profile capital programmes such as the renewal of high-risk water quality treatment facilities.

The Senior Advisor position sits within the Water Environment Team, a team responsible for providing water quality and flooding operational advice and technical leadership to the company, whilst also leading the cross-company programme to renew and retrofit water quality treatment facilities at locations posing a pollution risk. As a Senior Advisor, you will provide specialist technical advice and guidance to the wider business and will support with the development, renewal and maintenance of National Highways assets.

Please note this is a hybrid position and can be based from any of our UK offices however travel to regional offices / sites to attend team meetings will be required.

• Provide technical advice on Water Quality Environmental Impact Assessments, Flood Risk Assessments, Design and management of drainage treatment and attenuation facilities (including nature-based solutions) and water quality monitoring.
• Manage the company's Performance Indicator (PI) for Water Quality and ensure our metric governance processes are followed.
• Develop effective relationships with key organisations in the regulatory, professional, academic and NGO communities, including the Environment Agency, CIWEM and campaign groups.
• Support the team leader and the wider team to manage the programme of investment in drainage treatment facilities, including providing technical input and supporting programme managers to be effective in their role
• Lead, or support as necessary, research and development tasks designed to help us address key future challenges to the water environment (such tasks currently include research into understanding and addressing microplastics and other pollutants in highway runoff and understanding the future risk of flooding to the network under climate change).

About you.

• Membership of a relevant professional institution (CIWEM, CEng, IEng, MICE, or IStructE) working towards will also be considered.
• A relevant degree / academic background in water quality, flooding or related discipline.
• Experience of working with stakeholders and/or the public to understand the complexity of views involved in managing the environment; and finding mutually beneficial ways to progress work.
• Experience of managing and analysing data to provide useful intelligence to help decision makers
• A track record of delivering projects with positive environmental outcomes

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Safety, Engineering and Standards (SES) focuses on supporting outstanding operational delivery and providing expert technical advice for our road network. We also deliver essential services that lead, enable, and drive innovation in the development of the Strategic Road Network, while offering expert guidance on health and safety matters.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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• Industries

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