Flood Partnerships Advisor - Huntingdon, United Kingdom - Anglian Water Services Ltd

Anglian Water Services Ltd

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Huntingdon, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Description

Circa £36,000 per annum depending on skills and experience

Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent (Occasionally required to work outside or normal hours)

Location:
Based location flexible across either Lincoln, Huntingdon or Peterborough.

This role covers our entire region which stretches from the Humber right down to the Thames so travel is required.

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role provides you with the opportunity to combine working from home and from an Anglian Water office/site (You would be required to work from one of our main offices in Peterborough, Huntingdon or Lincoln at least one day per week) Your base location would be either Lincoln, Huntingdon or Peterborough

6 million customers. Countless career opportunities

The Flood Partnership Advisor (FPA) plays a crucial role as the primary liaison with our partners, aiding local Water Recycling Network teams in pinpointing and addressing flooding concerns for customers.

This role holds significant importance, involving collaboration with various flood Risk Management Authorities (RMAs) and external partners such as the Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authorities, District Councils, Highway Authorities, Internal Drainage Boards, and more.

The core focus of this position is hands-on engagement in flood risk and surface water management, striving to identify and execute collaborative solutions with other organisations.

The ultimate goal is to enhance the quality of life for our affected customers on a daily basis through proactive flood management initiatives.

As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:

Continued Professional Development Support
if not already, support in CIWEM or Institute of Water memberships, along with regular attendance of events and conferences.

Competitive pension scheme

Anglian Water doublematches your contributions up to 6%
Personal private health care
Annual bonus scheme
26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
Life Cover at 8x your salary
Personal Accident cover up to 5x your salary
Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme
Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks

What you'll be doing:

Be a key communicator with various flood Risk Management Authorities (RMAs) and external partners such as the Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authorities, District Councils, Highway Authorities, Internal Drainage Boards, and more.
You will participate in local investigations and case reviews to support in progressing partnership funded solutions or mitigation measures, championing the Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) first approach
Be the lead role to coordinate business responses and input into local flood investigations (s19 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010) including the provision of appropriate data to partners
Help deliver operational actions outlined in s19 investigations or local flood risk management strategies, wherever possible in partnership with other RMAs
Use local knowledge and contacts to identify opportunities to work in partnership, and build these into future delivery plans
Liaise with RMAs by attending meetings to discuss progress of projects and programmes and log the impacts/benefits to our own partnership funding programme
Work with other local authority teams, including Highways and Public Open Space/Parks teams to champion the SuDS first approach to surface water management
Assist with public engagement, helping to educate communities of the benefit of a SuDS first surface water management approach

What does it take to be successful?

Proven experience in an operational/service focussed environment or educated to national level (HNC/degree level in science, natural science or an engineering discipline).
This is a region wide role, as such regular commuting across our region is essential. A Full driving licence is required.
Be comfortable to represent Anglian Water in public forums
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
The ability to take the initiative and manage the expectations of local partners while we look to resolve local flooding issues in partnership
Be a capable and effective planner of your time and willing to travel around the region and participate in events occasionally out of normal working hours.
Experience of working in partnership with external stakeholders
Understanding Anglian Water's role as a Risk Management Authority
An ability to work flexibly

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together wi