Senior Catchment Officer

As Catchment Management Officer, you will lead delivery of a catchment strategy to improve water quality across the Southern region. You join a collaborative catchment team focused on implementing the Catchment Management Strategy and targeted projects. You will engage with farmers, landowners and regulators to promote sustainable land practices and funded measures, including pilot trials. This role shapes outcomes in nitrate and pesticide management and contributes to Drinking Water Safety planning.

• Salary circa 44k-52k per annum
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Generous pension scheme contributing up to 15%
• Non contractual bonus 6%
• Life assurance

• Coordinate and lead delivery of catchment incentive schemes that reward farmers for reducing nutrient and pesticide losses
• Assess each catchment to identify and prioritise water quality risks and support catchment walkovers
• Serve as the key catchment management and agronomy contact for the Company
• Deliver farm engagement visits (solo and with partners) near livestock
• Provide agronomic advice on nutrient, manure and soil management to farmers and landowners
• Support farmer clusters and participation in Catchment Partnership meetings
• Plan and deliver catchment workshops and stakeholder presentations
• Design and implement strategies to measure impact of land-use changes on nitrate leaching
• Lead and review H&S risk assessments for key responsibilities
• Support DWSP Catchment Risk Assessments and catchment regulatory work (e.g., Biosolids)
• Budget management and reporting of Catchment Incentive Schemes
• Coach and mentor Catchment Officer(s) development in agricultural areas

• Agricultural knowledge and experience
• A degree (or equivalent) in an environmental or related discipline
• Strong agronomy and catchment management skills
• Ability to engage with regulators, landowners and farming communities
• Knowledge of soils, nutrient, manure management is desirable
• Knowledge of water quality, geology, hydrology and hydrogeology is desirable
• Experience in environmental fieldwork and grant/funding schemes
• Full UK driving license

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement
• Teamwork and ability to work independently
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Agronomy
• Catchment management
• Nutrient and manure management