Catchment Partnership Officer

The role

United Utilities is seeking a Catchment Partnership Officer to work on projects that improve water quality, enhance biodiversity, and support nature recovery across the region. The role involves stakeholder engagement, project coordination, and partnership development.

What you'll do

• Build and manage partnerships with water companies, environmental organisations, landowners, community groups, and other stakeholders to deliver catchment and environmental improvement projects.
• Identify, develop, and secure opportunities for partnership funding, community investment, and grant supported initiatives that support water quality, biodiversity, and nature recovery objectives.
• Lead the coordination of catchment activities, ensuring projects are delivered safely, effectively, on budget, and in line with agreed environmental outcomes.
• Represent the business internally and externally, providing project updates, delivering presentations, and communicating technical information in a way that is accessible to a wide range of audiences.
• Manage relationships with third party delivery partners, consultants, and contractors, providing guidance and oversight to support successful project delivery.
• Collaborate with internal teams across Land, Operations, Engineering, Water Resources, Strategy, and Communications to maximise the impact of catchment programmes and ensure stakeholder insights are embedded into decision making.

What it takes

• A degree in Environmental Science, Agriculture, Catchment Management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent professional qualification, alongside a strong understanding of biodiversity, land management, agronomy, and environmental improvement projects.
• Experience delivering or supporting catchment scale, environmental, land management, or biodiversity related projects through the project lifecycle.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the confidence to build relationships, influence decisions, and challenge constructively when needed.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and problem solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and turn insight into action.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of partnership working, project delivery, and ideally the water industry and/or regulatory landscape.
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle, as travel throughout the catchment area is required.

What you'll bring

How we treat you

26 days’ annual leave, rising by one day for each completed holiday year (served up to a maximum of 30days) plus 8 bank holidays, Competitive pension with up to 14% employer contribution and life cover, Performance related bonus of up to 7.5% plus recognition awards, Company funded healthcare plan and wellbeing support including mental health resources and Employee Assistance Programme, Access to discounts, gym savings, and flexible benefits through MORE Choices, Financial wellbeing support including Salary Finance and Wealth at Work, Electric vehicle scheme and ShareBuy options, Enhanced parental leave

How to apply

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