Climate and Adaptation Specialist

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace. 

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.  

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT

We’re looking for a Climate Adaptation Specialist to lead the charge in raising awareness, building capability, and driving behavioural change around climate adaptation—both within our business and across our external partnerships.

You’ll be a key ambassador for Severn Trent’s climate strategy, creating compelling content, building capacity and knowledge across the business, and representing us in collaborative forums. Your work will help ensure our people, customers and stakeholders understand the climate challenges we face and how we’re responding.

Some of the key accountabilities:

• Designing and delivering internal climate training and engagement campaigns.
  
  
• Actively provide insight into evolving landscape and best practice trends on climate adaptation to help shape our climate resilience.
  
  
• Building external partnerships to support regional and national resilience.
  
  
• Leading on climate-related communications, including ESG and regulatory reporting.
  
  
• Developing citizen science initiatives and behavioural change strategies.
  
  
• Managing climate messaging across internal and external channels.

You'll be based at our Head Office in Coventry. With this being such a critical role, we’re looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week, WFH flexibility available and travel to other sites will be required at times so you’ll need to hold a full U.K, driving licence.

We are also currently recruiting for a data and systems focused Climate Change Specialist (see job advert ref: 20546), who will strongly collaborate with this engagement focused role.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Experience in climate communication, education, and stakeholder engagement, including the ability to understand and translate technical issues for diverse audiences
  
  
• Excellent knowledge of the science of adapting to climate change and  policy and ideally  how these apply to the water sector.
  
  
• Strong networks and ability to influence stakeholders to help shape the agenda on climate adaptation.
  
  
• Experience of working in a regulated, and multi-stakeholder environment.
  
  
• Strong writing and digital communication skills.
  
  
• A scientific or environmental degree (postgraduate or professional membership desirable).

You’ll be part of a passionate team helping Severn Trent become truly climate resilient. If you’re creative, collaborative and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care. 

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Severn Trent family: 

• Salary starting from £50,000
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)  
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)  
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)  
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate  
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’  
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies and two volunteering days per year