Principal or Senior Hydroecologist

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We’re more than just a water company. We're dedicated to making a positive impact on the environment, sustainability, and the communities we serve. By joining us, you’ll work with the latest technologies, driving forward‑thinking projects that enhance and protect national infrastructure, making a real difference to the communities we serve.

With nearly 10,000 colleagues, we're looking for more brilliant people who are passionate about sustainability, eager to innovate, and ready to turn challenges into opportunities for a better future.

We are seeking a Principal or Senior Hydroecologist on a 12 month FTC
, to play a crucial role in shaping our future, driving business improvement, and making a tangible impact on the environment. Join us and be part of a team that values expertise, collaboration, and continuous development.

The Water Resources Strategy team looks after Severn Trent’s investment plans for ensuring we have enough water to meet the needs of our customers and the environment. Our team is made up of experts in specialisms such as hydro ecology, hydrogeology, hydrology, and water resource specialists. We work in collaboration with environmental, operational and capital delivery teams internally and the Environment Agency externally.

Working within our Water Resource Strategy team, you will provide support and advice relating to freshwater ecology, hydro ecology and environmental assessment. You will lead on environmental investigations, WFD assessments and investment options appraisals with the objective of informing our investment plans.

• Understanding the ecological needs of our rivers: Working with our team of hydro‑ecologists, hydrologists and hydro geologists you will shape our sustainable water resources investment strategy. The outputs from your analysis will be crucial to informing our long‑term investment plans and our Water Resources Management Plan.
• Expert Support & Advice: Lead the specialist support and advice relating to hydro‑ecology, river science, freshwater ecology. Lead technical work streams for environmental investigations and pilot studies and develop options for investment.
• Technical Delivery: Lead the client‑side technical delivery of Severn Trent's statutory WINEP commitments for Environmental Destination, WFD and protected areas focussing on solutions to low flow problems. Ensure compliance with Water Framework Directive legal obligations and achieve our regulatory targets.
• Consultant Management: Manage technical hydro‑ecology work packages delivered by consultants. Ensure they meet the EA's WINEP requirements as agreed in Measures Specification Forms and comply with EA's WINEP and PR24 guidance.
• Regulatory Trust: Build trust with regulators by ensuring accurate and timely information is provided to address their queries.

We value character, positivity, and a caring attitude in equal weight. You should be passionate about rivers and have an excellent understanding of freshwater biology and ecology and the relationship between ecology and flow/water quality. You will be ready to lead the technical thinking that will help achieve our ambitious goals and have strong analytical skills and knowledge of Environmental legislation.

Ideally you will have experience of working in water environmental projects relating to WFD, abstraction or climate change. As this role requires travel, you must hold a full UK Driving Licence. A degree in freshwater ecology, environmental science, or other equivalent status is required.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do. We are committed to inclusion and we have working groups for LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity.

You can be based out of our head office at Coventry
, within our Asset Strategy team. With this being such a critical role, we’re looking…