Water Quality Consultant

Description

Water Quality Consultant - Leeds

45,000 - 60,000

The Role

A specialist environmental consultancy is looking to appoint a Water Quality Consultant to join its growing water team. The role would suit someone with experience in water quality, catchment management, environmental science or related areas who is looking to work on technically interesting projects across the UK water sector.

You'll work with water companies, regulators and catchment partners to understand water quality challenges, investigate pollution risks and develop practical solutions. The role combines technical analysis, environmental data and catchment understanding to help clients make informed decisions and improve environmental outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting water quality and catchment investigationsAnalysing water quality data and identifying pollution sources, pathways and risksWorking with environmental datasets, monitoring information and GISSupporting catchment management and water quality improvement programmesContributing to projects aligned with WINEP, SOAF, DWMP and wider regulatory driversSupporting the development and assessment of options to mitigate water quality risksInterpreting technical information and producing clear reports and recommendationsWorking with multidisciplinary teams across hydrology, flood risk, ecology and environmental disciplinesLiaising with clients, regulators and other project stakeholdersContributing to the development of new approaches, tools and methodologies within the water quality team

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone with a strong interest in water quality and the wider water environment, who can apply analytical thinking to complex environmental challenges.

You may come from a background in:

Water qualityCatchment scienceEnvironmental scienceHydrologyEnvironmental consultancyWater resourcesEnvironmental modellingYou should have:

Experience working with and interpreting environmental or water quality dataAn understanding of catchment processes and water quality issuesStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsGood report writing and communication skillsThe ability to interpret technical information and communicate findings clearlyAn interest in the UK water sector and current environmental challengesDesirable but not essential:

Experience working with UK water companies or regulatorsKnowledge of WINEP, SOAF or AMP programmesExperience with GIS and spatial datasetsFamiliarity with environmental modelling toolsExperience in catchment management, pollution investigations or water quality monitoringConsulting or client-facing experience

What's on Offer

Opportunity to work on high-profile water quality and catchment projectsExposure to a wide range of clients and environmental challengesClear opportunities for career progressionTechnical training and professional developmentCollaborative and multidisciplinary working environmentThe opportunity to develop your expertise within the growing water quality sectorThis is a great opportunity for a Water Quality Consultant looking to develop their technical and consulting experience while working on projects that have a genuine impact on the UK water environment.

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