Help protect and improve the UK's water Environment
Join us in delivering critical hydrological insight that supports mine water remediation, safeguards natural resources, and informs national environmental strategy.
Technical Challenge
Design and deliver hydrometric solutions, interpret complex datasets, and ensure high-quality evidence underpins key operational and regulatory decisions.
Role Variety & Development
From field investigations and instrumentation to interpretation, reporting, and stakeholder engagement, you’ll shape projects from start to finish while growing your technical expertise, working alongside leading experts.
If so, read on......
We’re looking for someone who brings:
- Hands-on experience in hydrometry (e.g. measuring flows, installing structures)
- Confidence in supervising and managing contractors
- Ability to manage, analyse and report on flow monitoring data
- Skills in specifying and installing water monitoring instrumentation
- Clear communication and interpersonal strengths
- Capacity to manage and prioritise a high-volume workload
- A full UK driving licence to support travel across our mining regions
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and value diverse perspectives, including neurodivergent ways of thinking. If you’re curious, collaborative, and committed to protecting our water systems—we’d love to hear from you.
Make a Real-World Impact
Use your hydrometric expertise to support a nationally significant programme focused on protecting water environments affected by mining.
Autonomy Meets Collaboration
Work independently while being part of a team of specialists who value diverse thinking and practical problem-solving.
Lead and Shape Hydrometric Delivery
Take ownership of contractor management and help implement innovative data processes that will shape future operations.
In this role, you’ll be:
- Delivering hydrometric services to support and advise the Mining Remediation Authority’s strategic mine water programme and its operational activities.
- Applying your experience to work independently while collaborating with internal experts to achieve hydrometric goals.
- Managing and supervising hydrometric contractors across our supply chain.
- Supporting the Senior Hydrologist in rolling out major new hydrometric data management processes, delivered by our main contractor.
We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
Role location: Hybrid working
The role involves regular site visits to monitoring locations and treatment schemes, predominantly across Wales and the North of England. Please refer to the Job Description for further information.
Schedule:
Application closing date: 7th June 2026
Sifting date: w/c 8th June 2026
Interviews: 18th/19th June 2026
(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)
Security:
Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.
Our benefits:
A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
Unlock exclusive employee discounts
Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.
Working with us:
We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.
With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.
Who we are:
Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.
We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.
We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.
We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we actively promote equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and identify as disabled or from a minority ethnic background, this aligns with our values.
We recruit based on your skills, experience and potential not your ethnicity, background, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. To help ensure fairness, we anonymise applications by asking you to remove personally identifiable information before they are reviewed by hiring managers. This helps us reduce unconscious bias and focus solely on what matters, your ability to succeed in the role.
If you’re successful in joining us, it’s because we believe in your ability to make a meaningful contribution. By continuing to improve the diversity of our organisation, we strengthen our collective knowledge, creativity, innovation and living our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive every day.
If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at [email protected] or call us on 01623 637000. We are happy to support you through the process.
