Location
Falmer, East Sussex

Hours
Full Time, Monday to Friday with a hybrid working approach between the Falmer office and home

Salary
Circa £60,000 per annum

About the Role
You’ll be a strategic thinker with a strong technical background in environmental policy and programme delivery. This high-impact role offers the chance to shape the future of environmental resilience in the water industry. You will lead, influence, and innovate by developing and delivering environmental strategies focused on biodiversity net gain, carbon sequestration, nutrient neutrality, and natural/social capital approaches. You will use your strong analytical skills, with experience in GIS and data management systems considered an advantage, to bring complex strategic ideas to life and communicate them clearly to a variety of audiences. Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage senior stakeholders are essential. A collaborative mindset and passion for driving environmental change are key to success in this role.

Benefits
Generous pension scheme with up to 11% company contribution
25 days annual leave
Life assurance equal to 4x salary
Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (available after 6 months service)
Health Cash Plan
Fully funded eye tests
Two paid volunteering days per 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. We value flexible working and encourage you to discuss any requirements you may have during the application process. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and all employees support out-of-hours incident response to ensure excellent service delivery. During your interview, your manager will discuss any incident support rotas that apply to this position.

Experience
Demonstrable experience in developing and delivering environmental strategies.
Expertise in biodiversity net gain, carbon sequestration, nutrient neutrality, and natural/social capital approaches.
Strong analytical skills; experience with GIS and data management systems is an advantage.
Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and present complex information clearly.

About you
A strategic thinker with a collaborative mindset and passion for driving environmental change.
Excellent communicator able to bring complex strategic ideas to life for diverse audiences.
Motivated to lead, influence, and innovate within the environmental sector.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in environmental policy, strategy, or related fields are desirable.