Senior Process Scientist

**Who are we?**
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes_,_ keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.?
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.
**About The Role**
We are seeking a motivated technical Process Scientist to be the centre of expertise for operational managers and process technicians, based in Deephams STW (Enfield) but also supporting Northeast London.
You will ensure that compliance is met in terms of statutory regulations and codes of practice regarding wastewater treatment; and be expected to provide technical solutions and improvements in an innovative, effective way.
A hands-on role across a range of sewage treatment works, alongside data analysis, fault finding, and optimisation efforts to drive compliance risk reduction.
**What we are looking for**:
**Technical Expertise**:

- Fault identification on site, introducing efficiencies and improvements
- Help ensure our sites are compliant with all permitted requirements
- Utilise all tools and data available to investigate issues and recommend practical solutions
- Engagement with our various project delivery teams, offering expert advice and inputting to technical design queries using detailed site knowledge
- Optimise aeration treatment, suggesting improvements for cost and compliance benefits
- Support in improving sludge thickening and dewatering, which will result in a reduction of tankering costs
- Ensure compliance when using chemical dosing, plus monitoring to reduce chemical usage

**Communication & Leadership**:

- Support regular business reporting and local/regional compliance meetings, being confident in presenting and communicating to different audiences
- Engage with operations teams, contractors, and process scientists, building rapport and improving technical understanding through mentoring and coaching
- Produce investigative reports and root cause analysis of any sample or pollution incidents, sharing lessons learned to prevent repeat occurrences
- Be prepared to participate in an out-of-hours call-out rota, offering advice to front-line staff during event scenarios

**Business Acumen**:

- Supporting our Elimination of Waste programme for continuous improvement; engaging with various teams to drive innovative, effective scopes forward
- Support in gathering data for regulatory reports, as well as information requests for our regulators, customers, and other third parties
- Ensure sites are working to their full potential to reduce the need for extra plant hire costs

**Training**:

- Be prepared to undertake key health and safety training and responsibilities - potentially including roles as Senior Atmospheric Tester or Appointed Person (Digesters)
- Be keen to learn about new technologies for processes, disseminating this knowledge to the wider teams as appropriate

**What skills are we looking for?
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- Experience in reviewing and implementing process improvements within a highly regulated environment, making recommendations to senior leadership, and supporting the rollout
- Experience in the wastewater industry and detailed knowledge of compliance key performance indicators and wastewater processes
- Qualifications in water/waste treatment, biological/chemical sciences, or engineering will be of benefit. Degree-level (BSc/MSc) qualification is not essential but advantageous. More critical is field experience in a relevant field
- A methodical approach to work and previous experience working with individuals in a scientific field is desirable
- Travel to multiple and often remote sites will be required so a full, UK driving license is essential
- Comfortable with data handling, processing, and presentation, as well as appropriate IT systems

**What’s in it for you**
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service, and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you moneyand support your wellbeing.
Thames Water is a dynamic,?rewarding?, and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner.If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working?arrangements?a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packedfull of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities, and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support ourcustomers on the frontline as an Ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and a earn bit of extra money along the way.