Biosecurity Advisor

Circa 45000 per annum

Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent

Location: Flexible across the Anglian Water Region

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role provides you with the opportunity to combine working from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your based location can be flexible across the Anglian Water region with travel to various sites across the region

Refreshingly different careers

Are you passionate about protecting the environment and tackling the threat of invasive non-native species (INNS) Do you want to make a real difference in safeguarding our ecosystems and water resources

Anglian Water is looking for a dedicated Biosecurity Advisor to lead our efforts in managing INNS and enhancing biosecurity across our operations. This is a unique opportunity to shape and deliver strategic programmes that protect our assets support biodiversity and contribute to our purpose: to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region through our commitment to Love Every Drop.

As a valued employee youll be entitled to:

-Competitive pension scheme Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
-Personal private health care
-Annual bonus scheme
-Opportunity to volunteer do unpaid work in the community
-26 days leave rising with service Bank Holidays with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
-Life Cover at 8x your salary
-Personal Accident cover up to 5x your salary
-Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
-Paid time off when youre physically and mentally unwell
-Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme
-Free parking at all offices site and leisure parks
-Excellent family friendly policies such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.

What youll be doing:

- Develop and implement Anglian Waters Biosecurity Plan Policy and Rapid Response Plan.
- Lead risk assessments to prioritise invasive species management and biosecurity investments.
- Oversee the installation and maintenance of biosecurity infrastructure across operational and recreational sites.
- Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and deliver INNS-related obligations under WINEP.
- Design and deliver awareness campaigns training and events to promote good biosecurity practices.
- Collaborate with internal teams and Biodiversity Champions to embed biosecurity into daily operations.
- Represent Anglian Water in national INNS forums and lead regional partnership projects.
- Drive research and innovation in INNS monitoring control and data recording.
- Build strong relationships with regulators NGOs and contractors to support shared environmental goals.
- Promote a culture of health safety and continuous improvement in all biosecurity-related activities.

What does it take to be successful

- A degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- Strong understanding of INNS identification pathways and impacts
- Experience applying risk assessment for environmental decision-making
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Fieldwork experience in environmental or ecological settings
- Knowledge of UK conservation legislation and biosecurity best practices
- Takes initiative and speaks up for whats right
- Shares knowledge and learns from experience
- Shows empathy and supports team wellbeing
- Embraces innovation and continuous improvement

- Full UK Driving licence due to travel within the role

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer which means well consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression ethnic origin nationality religion or beliefs age sexual orientation disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes and were committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 11th June 2025

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