Environmental Performance Officer - Engineering

Overview

Manage environmental performance, conduct appraisals, ensure compliance, promote sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• site inspections
• environmental appraisal
• regulator liaison
• impact mitigation
• training delivery
• mentoring

Tasks

-Carry out site inspections and audits to make sure our work meets both regulations and our own high standards. -Have the opportunity to mentor and manage apprentices and graduates within your team. -Help to roll out training programmes that upskill our teams and promote a culture of environmental responsibility. -Liaise with regulators and stakeholders to get necessary consents and advice, ensuring we're always ahead of the curve. -Work with our project teams to identify ways to minimise environmental impact and find practical, innovative solutions. -Actively promote sustainability, circular economy, and environmental goals across the business. -Conduct environmental desktop appraisals for new projects, offering expert advice from the design stage onwards.

Requirements

• chartership
• habitat restoration
• biodiversity
• people management
• incident response
• environmental degree

What You Bring

-A specialist background, such as in archaeology, arboriculture, or as a protected species licence holder. -Knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain. -Experience in people management and building strong relationships with stakeholders. -A degree in an environmental subject or equivalent experience in a similar role. -A genuine passion for the environment and the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people, from colleagues and contractors to regulators and the public. -Strong report writing and data presentation skills. -Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks. -Experience working in a process environment, especially with incident response. -It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water. -Demonstrable experience managing environmental risks and finding pragmatic solutions that protect the environment. -Chartership or are working towards it with a professional body like CIWEM or CIEEM. -Experience with habitat restoration and management techniques, particularly in woodland, chalk grassland, and heathland habitats.

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Benefits

-5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service. -Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave. -Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution. -Paid volunteering days. -Life assurance. -Health cash plan. -Cycle to work scheme.

About South East Water Uk

-Founded in 1992 and restructured by merger in 2007, it has grown into a major regional water supplier. -Draws from aquifers, rivers and reservoirs, treating at some 83 works before distribution. -Project pipeline includes new reservoir at Broad Oak (operational by 2033), treatment works upgrades in Maidenhead and Maidstone. -Focuses on network resilience—leak detection teams, smart meters, and buffer storage tanks to reduce interruptions. -Environmental engagement includes working with farmers, monitoring SSSIs, and using dogs to protect wildlife during works. -Privately owned under a mix of pension and trust entities. -Notably endured a significant regulator investigation after households experienced supply failures and hosepipe bans.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-pass background, identity and employment referencing checks.