Environmental Advisor (Water Industry)

Overview

Advise RSA WINEP, review reports, develop monitoring, engage regulators.

Key Responsibilities

• technical reporting
• catchment monitoring
• regulatory input
• consultant review
• data collection
• winep support

Tasks

The RSA Advisor will attend regulatory meetings and be able to technically input and challenge discussions with their expert knowledge of subjects. You will work closely with our catchment scientists to set-up and collect data from our catchments for RSA schemes and understand the need for robust data that stand up to scrutiny. The role will help to direct the work our consultants do for RSA, critically reviewing and challenging reports delivered by consultants with their expert knowledge of at least one of the key subject areas (e.g. hydrogeology, hydrology, geomorphology, aquatic ecology). As RSA Advisor you will support the delivery of the RSA element of the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP). -Write and coordinate technical reports, communication documents to a high standard to meet robust internal and regulatory deadlines. -Working alongside consultants to develop catchment monitoring strategies for sustainable abstraction and supporting our catchment scientists and sub-contractors with the delivery of these catchment monitoring strategies. Negotiating land access for surveys. -Contributing and inputting into regulatory meetings and technically challenging key areas of the discussion to ensure that our abstractions are sustainable and the right outcomes are progressed though to the end. -Critically reviewing and challenging consultants technical reports through their own sound knowledge of a specialist area. -Supporting the delivery of RSA WINEP investigations and options appraisal delivered by consultants

Requirements

• gis
• hydrogeology
• degree
• data interpretation
• decision making
• communication

What You Bring

Do you have a strong understanding of the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and RSA requirements? Are you adept at critically evaluating environmental reports and providing expert feedback? -Knowledge of Water Industry Water Resource Guidance. -Excellent data interpretation skills, reflecting the need to use the data to inform and influence stakeholders. -Full, clean driving licence and ability to travel across Company region/areas as required. -Experience of designing catchment monitoring to answer questions related to abstraction impacts / sustainable abstraction -Sound decision making skills based on evidence and understanding of evidence collected and modelled. -Technically qualified environmentalist (with a degree, HND or equivalent work related experience) and relevant, demonstrable work experience. -Specialism in one of the following: hydrogeology, hydrology, hydro-ecology, water industry water resource planning. -Strong communication skills and the ability to work alongside multiple departments and regulators. -Proficient with the use of GIS and spatial data analysis tools. -Experience of working in water resources / water industry / environmental regulation.

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