Strategic Mapping Technical Specialist - Biodiversity & Habitats

Job Title: Strategic Mapping Technical Specialist – Biodiversity & Habitats
Location: Falmer or Durrington (hybrid, 2 days per week)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: circa £55,000 (depending on skills and experience)

We are excited to announce a brand new position has been created to join our Environment & Innovation team as a Strategic Mapping Technical Specialist – Biodiversity & Habitats.

Joining our rapidly growing Environment Strategy Team, this role will be a great opportunity to support the development and technical delivery of our new BNG Strategy.

The Environment & Innovation team is at the forefront of Southern Water’s drive to enhance and protect the environment. Deploying the latest innovative solutions and working in partnership with our customers and stakeholders, the team takes an holistic approach to managing water quality and flow across the region. Currently delivering a £50million portfolio which rapidly expands to over £2 billion over next 10 years. This is a fast-paced team that is now expanding to continue to deliver a larger programme of sustainable and innovative solutions.

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.

Join our Environment & Innovation team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.