Wastewater Process Scientist

Role Overview

As a Wastewater Process Scientist at Scottish Water, you will be responsible for providing operational and scientific expertise to our Wastewater Operations team. Your primary goal will be to maintain treatment works compliance, responding to failures or operational emergencies. You will also be responsible for organizing and completing regulatory failure investigations to identify and resolve the root cause of non-compliance. Additionally, you will monitor asset performance, through sampling, analysis of scientific data, and leading initiatives to maintain and improve performance. Your analytical skills will be essential in forecasting and reporting on all aspects of the asset in relation to effectiveness, efficiency, and performance. You will also support the continuous improvement process through stakeholder engagement, meeting attendance, and involvement in Waste Water Process Science working groups and improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide operational and scientific expertise to Wastewater Operations to maintain treatment works compliance.
2. Organize and complete regulatory failure investigations to identify and resolve the root cause of non-compliance.
3. Monitor asset performance through sampling, analysis of scientific data, and leading initiatives to maintain and improve performance.
4. Use analytical skills to forecast and report on all aspects of the asset in relation to effectiveness, efficiency, and performance.
5. Support the continuous improvement process through stakeholder engagement, meeting attendance, and involvement in Waste Water Process Science working groups and improvement initiatives.

Requirements

1. A 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.
2. A high standard of analytical and problem-solving skills, clear and confident communicator, and experience in report writing.
3. A full clean UK driving licence and a personal vehicle insured and available for business use.

Benefits

Scottish Water offers a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and work/life balance, including flexible working, family-friendly policies, and a pension scheme. We also have a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities or neurodiverse conditions. If you're interested in this role, please submit your application by midnight on Sunday 21st October 2024. Job offers are conditional on completion of our pre-employment screening, including referencing, criminal record checks, and license checks.

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