Conservation Advisor

Salary

**£29,440 - £36,800 depending on experience**
- Location

**Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex**

**About the role**

**Conservation Advisor**

**Working hours (**_Full time 36 hours per week flexible working arrangements including part time will be considered)_**

**Permanent**

**Salary £29,440-£36,800 depending on experience**

**Location Sandon Valley House, Hanningfield Essex / Hybrid working**

**About the role**

Are you passionate about caring for the environment? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Conservation team as a Conservation Advisor working with your colleagues to manage the habitats on our land. This will include implementing conservation plans and working with our stakeholders, to provide a positive contribution to biodiversity.

Within this role you will be supporting the management of invasive non-native species, including the implementation of biosecurity.

You will be responsible for ensuring conservation guidance is provided within agreed timescales, supported by a Conservation Specialist where required. This ensures recommendations are accurate to maintain trust and confidence.

In addition, you will ensure existing and new conservation data in the Geographical Information System (GIS) is correct. This means you will work with colleagues to support surveys of our landholdings.

The role will include working outdoors in all weathers, and there may be occasions when you will be working alone.

**About you**

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to provide clear and concise communication to stakeholders to ensure effective engagement. In addition, you will have an awareness of licensing processes for protected species to support the business.

You will enjoy developing your knowledge of NWL’s legal environmental obligations to ensure we remain compliant.

A full UK driving licence is essential for the role.

Interviews will take place w/c 11th August

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Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work._**

**_ Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity._**

**About us**

Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

**NWG at a glance**:
**Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.**
- We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers._
- We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business._

**Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services.**To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

**Our benefits**

We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:

- Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
- Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%.
- Free access to local attractions.
- A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
- Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
- Support with sustainable travel - through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
- Financial wellbeing support - access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
- Support with your development - we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.
- This role has also been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test._
- Prospective employees and agency worker