Catchment Specialist, Partnerships

Closing Date

Job Title: Catchment Specialist & Senior Catchment Specialist - Partnerships

Location: Falmer, East Sussex (Hybrid/Flexible)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: circa £45-55k, depending on skills and experience

The Environment & Innovation team is at the forefront of Southern Water's drive to enhance and protect the environment. Deploying the latest innovative solutions and working in partnership with our customers and stakeholders, the team takes a holistic approach to managing water quality and flow across the region. The portfolio has rapidly expanded from £50million to over £2 billion in the next 10-year period. This is a fast-paced team that is now expanding to continue to deliver a larger programme of sustainable and innovative solutions.

Two brand new positions have been created to join our Environment & Innovation team as Senior Catchment Specialist and Catchment Specialist, Partnerships.

Job Overview
In this role, you will work as part of the Catchment Strategy Team to support the delivery of our
Integrated Catchment Management Strategy
, working closely with Catchment Partnerships and internal teams to implement innovative, nature-based solutions to protect water quality and the environment. You'll help us deliver our environmental ambition and to meet regulatory commitments under programmes such as
DWI Undertakings
,
WINEP
, and statutory plans like the
Water Resource Management Plan
and the
Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans
.

• Collaborate with stakeholders, regulators, and community groups to promote catchment-scale solutions.
• Support technical evaluations and recommend environmental measures to tackle future challenges.
• Assist in planning for successive AMP periods, aligning work with partnership opportunities.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects and industry forums to champion the catchment approach.
• The Senior role will manage individuals and workloads to support the Team manager.

About You

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in environmental science or related field.
• You will have an environmental background with an MSc or equivalent experience in technical water quality, catchment management planning and delivery (senior).
• Demonstrable experience of environmental, water quality investigations, catchment management planning and delivery.
• Experience in project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and technical report writing.
• Skills in data analysis, GIS mapping, and dashboard reporting systems.
• Strong technical expertise in hydroecology, catchment water planning, and GIS systems.

Package
Benefits
This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our Falmer office and home. We are offering a salary between £45-55,000 as well as other benefits including:

• 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

Join our Environment & Innovation team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

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.

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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.