Senior WQ Process Scientist

4 weeks ago


Totton, United Kingdom Southern Water Full time

Closing Date

2024-12-09

Job Title: Senior Process Scientist

Location: Testwood (Hampshire) OR Hardham (Sussex)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours p/w

Salary: £40-45,000 per annum

As the role involves travelling between sites, a full driving licence is essential

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint

Job Overview

Southern Water has an exciting development opportunity as a Senior Process Scientist, working in our Testwood (Hampshire) or Hardham (Sussex) based Water Performance team.

As a Senior Process Scientist, you will be responsible for monitoring and optimising drinking water quality from source to tap to ensure we meet our customer promise of a constant, high-quality supply.

Ensure that all relevant UK and EC legislation is adhered to, in particular that relating to drinking water quality Monitoring and analysis of telemetry and laboratory data Routine process audits on the Water Supply Works in your area of responsibility Working closely with field operations staff regarding operation and optimisation of treatment processes to ensure compliance with Regulations is maintained for best value Undertake water quality risk assessments to ensure risks to quality and production are mitigated, including advising on service recovery during water quality events. Undertake detailed investigations into the root cause of water quality compliance failures and incidents and produce reports with recommendations for remedial and preventative actions Provide input to planned and reactive reporting to the Drinking Water Inspectorate Participating in a standby roster on a minimum 1/12 day basis

About You

Good understanding of water chemistry/ biology and the principles of water treatment A sound understanding of chemistry and/ or microbiology, health significance of water quality parameters Knowledge of the regulatory principles and framework governing the UK water supply industry Graduate in science or engineering or equivalent business experience Confident in collecting and analysing data to investigate scientific issues and drawing out conclusions and recommendations Excellent IT skills including data analysis in excel Good mathematical fluency Self-motivated, assertive, and independent thought whilst being a good team worker too

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday based at either the Testwood or Hardham sites.

We are offering a salary of between £40-45,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

Generous pension up to 11% company contribution 25 days annual leave Life assurance equal to 4x salary Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service) Health Cash Plan Full funded eye tests Two paid volunteering days a year Occupational health service Discounts with over 800 popular retailers Digital GP service Study support may be available for job-related qualifications Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options Cycle to work scheme

Join our Water Performance team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com)

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement:

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application. All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

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