Technical Administrator

at  Wessex Water

Are you a positive individual with excellent organisational and attention to detail skills, along with an interest in wastewater permitting and other environmental areas? If so, we have a great opportunity for you within our Water Quality Permitting team as a Technical Administrator.
The Water Quality Permitting team oversees a growing area of permit applications, variations and the management of all new, existing and future wastewater discharges from supply and waste assets across the business.

WHO WE ARE

We are one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
The work we do goes beyond providing an essential public service. We also aim to have a positive impact on the communities we serve and the natural environment.
Our people tell us Wessex Water is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have the opportunity to develop and progress your career, while also receiving health and wellbeing support.
We also continue to promote diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us and if you would like to be part of our journey, we would love to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to let us know about any additional support you may need.

You’ll be joining a dynamic team of permitting professionals who are passionate about what they do.
You will work flexibly to support the team with permit application management, update permitting information on critical business systems and attend meetings addressing the fundamental areas of this growing area to ensure regulatory compliance.
As the Technical Administrator, you’ll work closely with technical, regulatory, operational and engineering colleagues across the business to ensure excellent standards of record keeping and the management of document delivery to key dates.
Reporting to the Permitting Manager, you’ll be a key part of coordinating the portfolio of permitting work to ensure the success of delivering permits to ensure standards are met.

Typical day-to-day duties will include:

• checking and assigning actions from the permitting mailbox
• completing simple permit applications or obtaining relevant information for applications
• ensuring permit document management is kept up to date and maintained according to our procedures
• coordinating permit information and transferring records into our corporate information systems
• producing monthly reports for permit progress, as well as assigning and following up on actions
• completing information requests regarding existing permit information available
• collating and circulating permit information to ensure areas of the business have all the information required to ensure compliance is maintained
• liaising with the Environment Agency, including attending regular meetings to complete minute-taking of key points
• ensuring the team has the required IT resources to carry out their role and ordering equipment when required.

The role will be predominantly office-based, however, we can support a hybrid-working arrangement after the successful completion of initial training.
Typically, this would involve three days working from the office and two days working from home. Occasional travel to our operational and construction sites will be required.