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Are you educated to degree level or above in environmental science, catchment science or a related discipline? If so, we have a great opportunity for you in our Catchment Delivery Team. The Wessex Water Catchment Delivery Team has worked with farmers and landowners for 15 years to deliver catchment management within the Wessex region and improve water quality. The team has a reputation as one of the best catchment management teams in the industry.
Job Responsibility:
Work with other scientists, technicians and catchment advisors in the development of catchment management schemes
Contribute to providing the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of catchment management in improving water quality
Contribute to the development of robust field monitoring programmes
Collate, analyse and contribute to the reporting of catchment-derived data to quantify the impact of catchment management within ground and surface drinking water catchments for pesticides and nutrients
Ensure that data collection and analysis are quality-assured, robust, and presentable to a wide range of both internal and external audiences
Get out into the field to collect data
Keep informed of developments in the wider industry and academic community to incorporate new scientific knowledge, mitigation measures or ways of working into our schemes
Requirements:
Educated to degree level or above in environmental science, catchment science or a related discipline
Sound scientific approach
Knowledge and understanding of diffuse and point source land management pollution, pollutant cycling, water management and/or agriculture
Strong demonstrated skills in spatial analysis and remote sensing
Highly numerate with excellent data analysis and statistical skills
Demonstrated IT experience of ArcGIS Pro (or other GIS software), RStudio and Microsoft Office
Good oral and written communication skills, with an ability to contribute to technical reports and communicate technical information to different audiences
Ability to work independently and within a diverse team of scientists, technicians and catchment advisers
Motivated and enthusiastic to work on environmental issues
Full UK driving license
Nice to have:
Knowledge of environmental legislation, drinking water regulations and issues relating to water abstraction
Understanding of environmental mitigation measures (e.g. nature-based solutions)
Experience of fieldwork
Experience in operating and maintaining scientific equipment
Ability to swim
What we offer:
A combined pension contribution of up to 20%
Career progression and professional development opportunities
25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service
The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year
The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions)
A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs
Life assurance of up to eight times your salary
The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions)
Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers
One paid volunteering day each year
Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements
Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform
Support from trained mental health first aiders
A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us