Job Description

Salary

up to 31,092 per annum depending on experience

Location

Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex

About the role

Catchment Monitoring Advisor

Working hours Full time 36 hours per week (flexible working arrangements will be considered where this can be managed)

22 month fixed term contract or Secondment

Salary up to 31,092 per annum depending on experience.

Location Hanningfield, Essex (travel will be required across our Essex and Suffolk Water operational areas)

About the role

Are you passionate about the environment and love to be out and about? We're looking for a Catchment Monitoring Advisor to work within our Environment & Sustainability team to undertake catchment monitoring and gather catchment data and evidence in our Essex & Suffolk water region.


Your work will primarily be field based, involving tasks such as collecting river samples, conducting catchment walkovers and surveys, gathering information on water quality issues and problems and managing monitoring equipment, to investigate and gather evidence for mitigation actions which could be undertaken, helping us help us meet our regulatory obligations under the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and commitments in the NWG Environment Strategy.


Your work will also involve meeting with internal stakeholders and potentially with external partners, discussing catchment issues and sharing findings to inform catchment improvements. Additionally, you may need to interact with members of the public during your fieldwork.


Lone working may be required, but you will be supported by our team of Catchment Monitoring advisors currently working in the North East, and by the team of wider environmental experts in Environment & Sustainability based in our ESW region.

About you

If you have a keen interest in improving the environment and rivers, along with a questioning mindset and love being outdoors, then we want to hear from you.


You should be comfortable to work outside in all weather conditions, including in remote areas, and you'll enjoy working as part of a team.


We need you to be proactive in managing your own workload. The role will involve travelling around Essex & Suffolk Water's operating area, so you'll need a full driving licence.


You should be IT literate and familiar with Microsoft Office packages, as some reporting and written communication will be part of this role.


While prior experience in the environment and an understanding of environmental monitoring is beneficial, full training will be provided.

About us

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.

We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.

At 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.


We're aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply

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, 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 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 workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.

Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked

About us

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.


We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Our values

Our values describe our main principles, qualities and attributes. They are the guiding principles which define who we are, what we do and how we do it. They make us different from our competitors and guide our decisions and actions to drive us towards our vision.


Our values are:

Results Driven

We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.

Ethical

We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.

Customer Focused

We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.

Innovative

We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.

One Team

We work together consistently, promoting co-operation, to achieve our corporate objectives.

Colleague benefits

We're the great company we are because of you - our people. As our way of saying thanks, we offer you a wide range of benefits and discounts to take advantage of.


To find out more about our benefits, see our benefits booklet attached to this advert.

Eyecare

Discounted Medicals

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle2work

Buying & selling annual leave

Long service awards

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Computer

Loans

Award winning wellbeing site

NWG savings scheme

Company pension scheme

Pre-retirement workshops

Life assurance

Discounts & cashback offers

Qualification loan

Documents

Business Plan 2025-30 - Essex & Suffolk Water - Download
Business Plan 2025-30 - Main Report - Download
Business Plan 2025-30 - Northumbrian Water - Download
Restore and Regenerate - Our Environment Strategy to 2050 - Download
Catchment Monitoring Advisor_Final_05-03-24 (1) (1).docx - Download