WINEP Project Lead

Pertemps; Old Warren; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water resources company in the UK is seeking a skilled WINEP Project Lead to deliver sustainable water management strategies. The role involves managing low-flow investigations and engaging with regulators while offering a competitive salary up to £58,000 and comprehensive benefits including a pension scheme and annual leave increase.

Benefits

26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service

Generous Pension Scheme through AON

Access to health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience of working in water resources, water industry, or environmental regulation.
• Ability to deliver projects to meet technical, stakeholder, and commercial objectives.
• Write and coordinate technical reports and documents to high standard.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical lead on Water Industry National Environment Programme investigations.
• Critically review consultant's technical reports.
• Manage appointed consultants to deliver the WINEP programme.

Skills

Strong technical understanding of Water Industry National Environment Programme

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Ability to analyze data

Education

Relevant technical degree (environmental, hydrology, hydrogeology, or hydroecology)

Tools

Company IT systems and office software

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Water Resources team as a WINEP Project Lead, where you’ll help shape how we achieve sustainable abstraction.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced WINEP Project Lead to join our Water Resources team. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of part of our large programme of low flows WINEP investigations, Options Appraisals, Water Framework Directive Regulation 19 exemption applications as well as supporting our aim to achieve long term sustainable abstraction through Environmental Destination.

Key responsibilities

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• Providing technical lead to support the delivery of Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) low flow investigations and Water Framework no deterioration investigations, Regulation 19 exemption applications, Environmental Destination and Options Appraisals.
• Critically reviewing and challenging consultant’s technical reports through sound knowledge of a specialist area and driving technical excellence.
• Managing appointed consultants to deliver the Water Resource WINEP programme to ensure technically robust and timely delivery of the projects by the agreed regulatory output dates.
• Support the development of Water Resource Management Plan 29 programme through development and refinement of Environmental Destination Scenarios.
• Technical engagement with environmental Regulators, stakeholder and other water companies to ensure successful completion of the WINEP programme.
• Working alongside consultants and the Water Resources Team to develop catchment monitoring strategies.

Base Location: Hybrid working from our Reading office 2 days a week, Tuesday and Thursday. There will be some occasional visits to sites.

Working Pattern: Full-time, Monday–Friday (36 hours per week).

This position is paying a salary of between £46,000 and £58,000 per annum based on experience.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Have a strong technical understanding of the Water Industry National Environment Programme and the Water Framework Directive in a UK Water Industry context.
• Have experience of working in water resources / water industry / environmental regulation.
• Be a graduate or equivalent with a relevant technical degree, preferably environmental, hydrology, hydrogeology or hydroecology and supported by a membership of a professional body.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to translate technical findings into clear insights for diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrate the ability to deliver projects to meet technical, stakeholder and commercial objectives.
• Possess the ability to analyse data and make sound decisions on partial information.
• Be fully competent at using the appropriate company IT systems and office software.
• Write and coordinate technical reports, communication documents to a high standard and to meet robust internal and regulatory deadlines.

Extra qualities that would be a great fit for our team

• Be adept in planning and financial management with commercial awareness.
• Driving License and access to a car.

What’s in it for you?

Joining Thames Water means becoming part of a supportive, innovative team where your strategic vision makes a tangible difference. You'll play a vital role in creating sustainable water management strategies. Alongside career growth and professional recognition, you’ll receive:

• Competitive salary from £46,000 to £58,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus, bank holidays)
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.