Location
Falmer, East Sussex (Hybrid: approx. 1 or 2 days per week in office)

Hours
Full Time - 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary
Circa £60,000 depending on skills and experience

About the Role
The Environment & Innovation team at Southern Water is leading the charge to enhance and protect the environment by deploying innovative solutions and collaborating closely with customers and stakeholders. With a rapidly expanding portfolio growing from £50 million to over £2 billion over the next 10 years, this fast-paced team is expanding further to deliver a larger programme of sustainable and innovative environmental solutions.

As a Senior Environment Strategy Specialist, you will report to the Environment Strategy Manager and lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of Southern Water’s Environment Strategy across the entire business. Your role will involve embedding the strategy into corporate governance, building visibility and accountability across departments, and ensuring environmental ambitions translate into measurable outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:
- Developing detailed technical content and implementation plans for the emerging Environment Strategy, including SMART targets
- Creating and managing a comprehensive dashboard to monitor progress, integrating existing and new programmes, and reporting to internal and external stakeholders including senior-level forums
- Supporting internal governance and the Environment Steering Group to embed the Environment Strategy within its structure
- Promoting strategic approaches to biodiversity and climate resilience across the business
- Collaborating with teams such as Catchment Management, Asset Planning & Strategy, and Clean Rivers & Seas to align delivery plans with environmental goals
- Championing the strategy internally and externally to build visibility through various communication methods and mediums

Package
This full-time role offers a hybrid working approach between the Falmer office and home. Benefits include:
- Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
- 25 days annual leave
- Life assurance equal to 4x salary
- Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (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 for job-related qualifications may be available
- Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
- Cycle to work scheme

Join Southern Water’s Environment & Innovation team and advance your career with a company committed to career progression, training, development, customers, and the environment.

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 with experience in GIS and data management systems considered an advantage

About you
- Strategic thinker with a strong technical background in environmental policy and programme delivery
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and present complex information clearly
- Collaborative mindset with a passion for driving environmental change
- Ability to communicate complex strategic ideas effectively to a variety of audiences

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated, but relevant qualifications or study support may be available to support job-related development