Environmental Engineer

The Vacancy

Great opportunity for an Environmental Engineer to join our Capital Delivery Engineering team here at Bristol Water.

What will you be doing?

As Environmental Engineer you will support a team of Project Managers, Engineers, and support services by providing environmental advice and interventions to help deliver our capital delivery programme.

Your specialist environmental expertise will help ensure that legislative compliance is delivered whilst managing environmental constraints that may otherwise delay a project’s delivery.

Day to day you’ll

• Work with Project Managers to develop a strategy that ensures delivery of environmental performance measures, meeting regulatory requirements and providing environmental enhancements.
• Undertake initial site surveys, desktop environment surveys and drafting of design and construction environment management plans.
• Provide functional assistance to the existing project team in managing environmental contractors, engaging with environmental regulators, and coordinating the delivery of advanced ecological, environmental, and archaeological surveys.
• Provide technical expertise to the Projects team, specifically to enable effective natural asset data information recording, mapping, and reporting.
• Providing environmental compliance support via the prioritisation of environmental risk and development of solutions to mitigate these risks.
• Undertake environmental and planning screening including the preparation of applications for formal consents.
• Undertake environmental audits of site activities to ensure that recycling, disposal and re use of material comply with corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Provide advice in reactive circumstances.
• Undertake reviews of reinstatement and protected species measures and issue of returns to the regulators.
• Collate and check environmental data associated with capital projects for submission as corporate KPIs and ODIs.

What we’re looking for

• Environmental Survey Skills
• GIS mapping experience
• Partnership working with Regulatory Authorities.
• Stakeholder management
• Permit, consent, and licence application processes
• Full Driving Licence
• Computer literate
• Degree in Environmental Sciences/Environmental Management/Geography

Strong environmental background with a relevant qualification combined with experience in the water industry or construction industry.

Importantly, you will need to demonstrate our core values: Be Rock Solid, Be You and Be the Future.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a truly supportive working environment and plentiful opportunities and projects for personal development, the Senior Electrical Engineer role offers:

• 10% bonus opportunity
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays (you can also buy/ sell up to 5 days)
• Pension: We put in 8% if you put in 4%
• Flexible, supportive friendly working environment
• Access to flexible benefits and discounts via our portal
• Opportunity for home working
• Free onsite parking when you’re in the office

Importantly, you will need to demonstrate our core values: Be Rock Solid, Be You and Be the Future.

The Company

Since 1846, we’ve been making people healthier and the economy stronger. We’ve served generations of families and will serve generations to come. 

We’re here to have a positive impact on people and the planet for generations. We don’t just give people water - we keep them healthy and help them grow. We work around the clock, testing our water hundreds of times every day. 

We take this same view with our 600 employees, we don’t just give them jobs in water, we keep them healthy and help them grow.

The best of both worlds 

We’re one of the smallest water companies in the UK. Being small means we’re nimble and can achieve things quickly for our customers and our people. 

But while we’re small, we’re also part of a larger family. In June 2021 we became part of the Pennon group, which also owns South West Water and Bournemouth Water.  

This means that as part of our team, you’ll get the best of both worlds – the dynamism and fast pace of a smaller company, along with the security and breadth of opportunity that comes with being part of a large organisation.