Wessex Water

As the Emergency Planning Specialist, you will plan, coordinate, and deliver various activities and measures to assure our operational delivery and underpin our contingency planning and preparedness.  

What you'll do 

In this role, you will:

• maintain our regulatory compliance, representing us at government and industry resilience forums, developing and testing our internal capability/preparedness and supporting actual incident response activity
• promote effective business continuity planning and emergency planning 
• advise departments and group companies on business resilience requirements and measures
• monitor performance of business continuity, business resilience and emergency planning against policy, standards and arrangements, ensuring compliance with relevant UK standards
• provide reassurance within YTL UK group and overt visibility of compliance through monitoring, reporting, auditing etc.
• develop business resilience and preparedness through training and awareness
• test business resilience through exercises and deliver continuous improvement 
• support and inform risk management .

What you'll need 

The knowledge skills and experience that are needed in this role are: 

• five years' experience delivering business resilience or closely related services 
• demonstrable knowledge of UK business resilience legislation and arrangements   
• broad understanding of approaches to business resilience planning and exercise development and delivery 
• ideally a BTEC or other HMG-recognised business resilience qualifications, including emergency planning college training courses and / or Diploma in Business Continuity 
• previous experience or employment in government (especially emergency services or local government) delivering or supporting business resilience planning an advantage.   

What you'll receive 

• Total pension contributions up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary, subject to conditions.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

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. 

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