Environmental Lead Advisor

Environmental Lead Advisor

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience from £40,760.

Annual incentive related bonus.

Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).

Development opportunities in line with the Environmental Lead Advisor progression plan.

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!

Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.

A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.

Retail savings scheme.

Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Asset Management are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Hybrid Working (Please note that this role is based in Bradford and there will be one to two days in the office every week).

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

As our Environmental Lead Advisor you will provide expert advice to the business on matters concerning environmental regulation, permitting and modelling.

Ensure resolution of regulatory issues/risks by effectively influencing negotiations with the Environment Agency nationally and regionally on current and future environmental legislation and regulatory interpretation that impact on permitted and licensed activities.

Develop and maintain an understanding of the impact of Company activities on the environment. Support the business in developing responses, accordingly, e.g. review all the water service discharges or abstraction licences to ensure YW has the correct regulatory permissions in place (exemptions / permits/ licences).

Provide advice to the business on the impact of new, changed and existing environmental legislation, where a precedent does not already exist. e.g. the proposed move from water resources licences to environmental permits. Work with the EA and internal colleagues to establish the requirements e.g. permit conditions and applicability to abstraction activities.

• Wastewater – treatment and treated sewage effluent discharges.
• Wastewater Networks – Storm Sewage Discharges and Sewage in an emergency.
• Waste and Installation Permits – sewage sludge and clean water sludge treatment and recycling.

• Good knowledge of the main functions of the water industry and relevant regulators.
• Good understanding of all relevant pieces of environmental legislation related to the water industry.
• Excellent understanding of the various environmental permissions required by the business.
• Excellent understanding of licences for abstraction and impoundment.
• Excellent understanding of environmental permitting for water discharges, waste operations, bespoke and standard rules permits.
• Good understanding of environmental science, particularly related to water industry.
• Ability to define and document investigation scope, including any monitoring requirements (as required by specialism).
• Full understanding of the key environmental guidance and regulatory approaches adopted by the environmental regulator in regard to the company's activities.
• Ability to build, maintain and embed…