Process Scientist Waste Water

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.Most people dont think too much about how we clean wastewater before it reaches Scotlands rivers and seas.But Scottish Water fact its all we think about.Want to join us As a Wastewater Process Scientist youll join the team managing our Dunfermline Waste Water Treatment works and surrounding sites leading our Operations colleagues with Process Science and Engineering initiatives beating wastewater and biosolids compliance targets and overcoming operational challenges.What youll doProvision of operational and scientific expertise to Wastewater Operations to help maintain treatment works compliance responding to failures or operational emergencies.Youll organise & complete regulatory failure investigations to identify and resolve the root cause of the non-compliance helping to lead our response to learn and put things right.Monitor asset performance through sampling analysis of scientific data and leading initiatives to maintain and improve performance.Extensive use of analytical skills (Excel & Power BI) for forecasting and reporting on all aspects of the asset in relation to effectiveness efficiency and performance highlighting and sharing any areas for improvement with all stakeholders.Support the continuous improvement process through stakeholder engagement meeting attendance & involvement in Waste Water Process Science working groups & improvement initiatives.Be committed to all health & safety priorities & procedures as required by the role and support in the continuous improvement of all team health & safety objectives.What youll needA strong process engineering or scientific background ideally with a relevant degree or experience and robust knowledge and experience of wastewater and biosolids treatment processes and instrumentation.Youll ideally have a high standard of analytical and problem-solving skills clear and confident communicator and experience in report writing. It is key that you will be able to work with our operators and other internal and external stakeholders and hold strong interpersonal and influencing skills.The role requires a full clean UK driving licence and a personal vehicle insured and available for business use.Looking out for youWhile the work we do is important we know its not the only thing that matters. Thats why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.Youll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy up to five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take time off to volunteer in your community.When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption maternity and parental leave. And for the everyday We embrace flexible working.For your future theres our pension (the know-what-youll-get-when-you-retire kind) and life assurance.As for some nice extras You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash handy rewards that can save you money on holidays bills and shopping.The not-so-small printThis role will be a Grade 6. If youre new to Scottish Water youll join us on a starting salary of 36410. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of 46990.If youre interested in this role or know someone else who might be - well be accepting applications until midnight on the 3rd December 2025.We operate Balanced Hybrid working at Scottish Water and we encourage people to work half their time in a Scottish Water location.Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening e.g. referencing criminal record checks license checks etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party and must be completed before your start date. Dont worry - well only start these checks once youve accepted an offer.A few final things worth knowingResearch shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If youre interested in this job but dont tick all the boxes apply anyway We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So dont rule yourself outLet us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters). Were also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events like menopause. Were very used to making adjustments so please dont be afraid to ask.As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland its important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you dont already live here youll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.Please note Scottish Water takes the safety health and wellbeing of our employees colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy.Finally (finally) candidates who havent submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You wont need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.Were here to help. Ask us anything at Key Skills Laboratory Experience,Immunoassays,Machine Learning,Biochemistry,Assays,Research Experience,Spectroscopy,Research & Development,cGMP,Cell Culture,Molecular Biology,Data Analysis Skills Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1