Water Quality Specialist

If you have a scientific and analytical mind you may be suited to a career as a Water Quality Specialist.

**What will you be doing?**

In your role as Water Quality Specialist, you’ll be responsible for supporting the Operational Water Quality Team through interrogation and analysis of water sample data, online monitoring data from our telemetry systems, technical support, tracking and ensuring regulatory reporting deadlines are met, and liaison with other teams within the business.

**Day to day you’ll**
- Proactively review Water Quality trends in online monitoring or water sample results to identify areas for further investigation.
- Responsible for ensuring the regular review of the Operational Water Quality Alarms List and uploading amended documents on to the document management system.
- Responsible for updating the Water Quality aspects of the Bristol Water website., monitoring the Water Quality content available and its relevance.
- Collate and interrogate data for water quality compliance breach reports, event reports, information packs for Water Quality Inspections or audits.
- Track and report on regulatory reporting requirements such as legal instrument status, recommendation progress, and approaching deadlines, and liaise with relevant stakeholders on progress.
- Develop, implement and maintain water quality tracking dashboards for different areas of the supply system, e.g abstractions, water treatment works, network and tankers.
- Respond to customer lead requests and proactively monitor water quality through the supply system, reporting on evidence of actual or perceived deterioration in water quality with regards to lead.

**What we’re looking for**
- Ideally, you’ll have experience in Water Quality or another similar environment.
- A good understanding of the operation and maintenance of water treatment processes, water science, and water distribution networks, or similar industrial processes.
- An ability to understand and complete complex scientific calculations to optimise both quality and cost obligations.
- Confident and articulate verbal communication and an ability to influence.
- Strong IT skills (particularly in Power BI and Excel).
- An understanding of the regulatory framework associated with the water industry and water fittings regulations
- Full Valid UK Driving Licence.

Above all, you will need to demonstrate our competencies and core values: TRUST, SUPPORT, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, PROFESSIONALISM, PRIDE and AMBITION.

**What’s in it for you?**

As well as a great opportunity to develop your career, the role offers:

- 5% bonus
- 23 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Entry into the company pension scheme
- Flexible benefits and access to discounts
- Supportive friendly working environment
- Opportunity for some home working
- Onsite parking, when you’re in the office

Since 1846, we’ve been making people healthier and the economy stronger. We’ve served generations of families and will serve generations to come.

We’re here to have a positive impact on people and the planet for generations. We don’t just give people water - we keep them healthy and help them grow. We work around the clock, testing our water hundreds of times every day.

We take this same view with our 600 employees, we don’t just give them jobs in water, we keep them healthy and help them grow.

**The best of both worlds**

We’re one of the smallest water companies in the UK. Being small means we’re nimble and can achieve things quickly for our customers and our people.

But while we’re small, we’re also part of a larger family. In June 2021 we became part of the Pennon group, which also owns South West Water and Bournemouth Water.

This means that as part of our team, you’ll get the best of both worlds - the dynamism and fast pace of a smaller company, along with the security and breadth of opportunity that comes with being part of a large organisation.