BNG Strategy & Technical Specialist at Southern Water

Job Overview

The role will support the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Strategy Lead to increase biodiversity across Southern Water’s operating region leveraging BNG and helping communicate the emerging BNG Strategy.  This will be achieved by setting up project management infrastructure, developing and managing GIS-based systems and putting in place reporting mechanism to effectively and accurately measure, record, manage and monitor the delivery of both BNG and wider habitat creation opportunities across the business.

• This role will support the strategic delivery of BNG by setting up new geospatial systems
• This role will support the BNG Strategic Lead, using project management approaches to research, liaise, and develop a pipeline of BNG projects, partnership working opportunities and commercial opportunities.
• They will manage and maintain a data base, GIS systems and reporting mechanisms to support the delivery of BNG enabling the delivery of wider benefits for people and nature.
• The post holder will have a key role in communicating the BNG strategy inside and outside of the business.

About You

• Proven technical expertise in developing, implementing and managing GIS-based systems.
• Proven technical expertise and a background in project management, including the development of  tools/approaches to deliver projects to time/cost/quality such as Gantt charts, risk registers and budgets.
• Proven technical expertise in developing approaches to effective project /programme level reporting (e.g. Power BI dashboards).
• Experience of working with stakeholders (internal and external) to co-develop spatial datasets and reporting mechanisms.
• Good understanding of current and emerging environmental legislation especially relating to BNG, habitat creation, nature conservation and planning.

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between either of our Durrington or Falmer offices and home.  We are offering a salary of circa £55,000 as well as other benefits including:

• Generous pension 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
• Full funded eye tests
• Two paid volunteering days a year 
• Occupational health service
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
• Digital GP service
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications  
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• Cycle to work scheme