Senior Environmental Economist

Senior Environmental Economist

The Environmental Economist role is a highly technical and collaborative position within our Investment Management team. The candidate will be responsible for introducing new investment criteria as NI Water works in partnership with other companies and parts of government providing more holistic, integrated and shared environmental solutions and reporting yielding wider outcomes for the good of society. The broader challenges faced by society are many and include:

• How to adapt to climate change, in particular to changes to raw water quality and quantity and the increased risk of flooding due to more extreme weather events
• How to mitigate against climate change and help achieve net zero carbon by 2040
• How to baseline, protect and enhance natural habitats and the ecosystem services they provide
• How to provide wider recreational access benefits for the good of people’s wellbeing.

A key ambition is to use the 6 Capitals approach for PC27 business planning so that nonfinancial impacts and dependencies can be expressed in monetary terms. This approach allows different impact categories to be directly compared, providing greater insight into their magnitude and importance, and is key to identifying and realising the best outcomes.

Entry Requirements

Applicants MUST be able to demonstrate in their application and where necessary at interview:

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

1. A degree in an Engineering, Economic or Environmental discipline; and postgraduate modules in Environmental Economics or similar and have 3 years practical experience in consultancy or other relevant employment in the environmental economics related field
2. At least 1 year experience of applying non-market value evidence in policy analysis and/or investment planning, including socio economic analysis (SEA), cost benefit analysis (CBA), and impact assessments (IA)
3. Demonstrate ability to interpret statistical and econometric analysis techniques
4. Demonstrate strong, effective communication skills utilising a variety of media including, analytics, reports and presentations
5. Hold a full, current driving license or have access to a form of transport to enable you to fulfil your responsibilities.

What is on Offer

Salary

£42,356 - £55,808 per annum (pay award pending)

Location

Westland, 40 Old Westland Road, Belfast, BT14 6TE.

What we Offer

• Generous annual leave and public/privilege holidays
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Hybrid Working (applicable to some of our roles after three months following onboarding and training)
• Occupational sick pay
• Employee assistance programmes
• Cycle to work scheme
• One of the largest corporate volunteering schemes in NI
• Award winning health and wellbeing programme which focuses on supporting four key area of employee health; Physical, Mental, Social and Financial

How to Apply

To submit your application, please click APPLY NOW.

For additional information about the role please download a Candidate Brief from the Additional Documents section below.

Closing date for submission of Applications: Monday 27th January 2025 at 10.00am

Interview Date(s): Tuesday 18th February/ Friday 21st February 2025