Are you passionate about protecting the environment? This role is your chance to support the Environmental Incident Team at Thames Water, working to make a real difference in improving Thames Water's pollution performance.
What You'll Be Doing as an Incident Investigation Specialist
- Analyze and document significant pollution incidents, interpret scientific reports, and ensure accurate regulatory recording.
- Collaborate with internal and external teams to report and analyze environmental data.
- Assist the legal department with reports, develop new investigation processes, and conduct research projects.
- Improve internal communication on environmental issues and provide training, presentations, and reports.
- Mentor team members and provide expertise in incident response and pollution assessment.
- Represent Thames Water in meetings with stakeholders to build awareness and maintain our brand reputation.
- Engage in on-site pollution response, evidence gathering, and report production.
Hybrid Format: approximately twice a month working from the office, other days remote.
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.
Flexible Working Hours: Options include 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please note this role is a one-year secondment contract.
What you should bring to the role
- We are looking for someone with strong investigation skills as part of previous work experience and an understanding of environmental impact assessment and mitigation methods.
- You should be able to balance conflicting priorities and manage a changing workload.
- Strong report writing and data analysis skills.
- Previous experience in coaching others is highly desirable.
- UK driving license.
What's in it for you?
This high-profile role offers exposure to Director-level management, the opportunity to coach and mentor team members, and the chance to act as a subject matter expert in environmental impact and pollution classification.
- Competitive salary up to £43,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
- Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays).
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life's great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we're committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Wate
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At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you'll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.