A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and accomplished Environmental Monitoring & Reporting Manager to join the Southern water team on a full-time permanent basis. The location for this role is flexible, so could be performed from our Chatham, Durrington, Falmer or Otterbourne sites. This highly important position sits within our brilliant Risk and Compliance department, and offers a competitive salary up to £70,734, a monthly car allowance and a range of other company benefits.

Job Overview:
The Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Manager will ensure the design and effective delivery of the environmental monitoring programme and compliance across wastewater operations, oversee and assure environmental reporting to the EA and drive compliance and performance across all environmental operations.

Accountabilities:
Accountable for the creation/delivery of the wastewater analytical and sampling programmes to meet efficiently the quality/compliance/business needs and regulatory requirements, as well as the management of wastewater services laboratory contract performance and cost. You will also be responsible for instrumentation information management process, equipment accreditation and monitoring of flow and for the identification and investigation of atypical trends in wastewater performance monitoring. You will adhere with the ISO9001, ISO17025 and MCERTS accreditation standards and you'll be responsible for continuous improvement and support of operational process science team. Other accountabilities include providing compliance advice across the wastewater sites, maintenance of the Environmental Management System and managing a team of both direct and indirect repots.

What you'll bring to the role:
Significant experience in environmental regulation, reporting requirements and monitoring compliance across the company, alongside proven experience in a line management role within a technical environment. You'll be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the regulatory environment for water and wastewater operations, management and leaderships skills with the ability to motivate and drive and will ideally hold a Scientific honours degree.
It's an exciting time to be a Southern Water employee.
To tackle the challenges we face, we're changing, at pace, to become brilliant at the basics - to deliver clean, safe water, through a reliable, future-proof network, at a price everyone can afford, and with great customer service at every step.
At the same time, we're innovating across all areas of our business, from improving how we deliver services, to leading the way on issues such as single-use plastics.
We're building an inclusive culture. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We are creating a workplace where all people feel welcomed, respected, supported and appreciated, no matter who they are or where they come from.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and do not discriminate on the grounds of age, cultural background, disability, gender, marital status, nationality, political belief, race, religion or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered

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