Job Description

JR1128

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.

As a Process Scientist you will play a vital part in providing continuous support and improvement and you will provide a technical support service to sites under a geographical or specialist area of responsibility including operation of processes (sludge, wastewater, waste management or R&D), implementing operating methods, monitoring and optimisation of quality and performance. Includes investigating, advising upon and implementing corrective actions to ensure compliance (legal, health and safety, regulatory) and the smooth running of plants and sites.

You will provide advice and assistance across the business on operation, optimisation, and investment needs of existing and new assets to improve wastewater quality and efficiency of treatment processes. Act to always protect the environment.

You will be:

• Hardworking, proactive, a very good communicator and willing to learn
• Ideally experienced in technical roles related to water quality/treatment science/engineering WWT (Waste Water Treatment) scientific qualification is ideally but not essential
• Dealing with regulatory requirements regarding WTW permit compliance
• Solving operational and technical issues which are complex and sometimes not clear cut
• Solving problems involving processes and people and problems that are site specific and may be occurring across sites
• Responding quickly to changing business needs and prioritise workload according to deadlines
• Analysing data, processing, mapping and auditing
• summarising technical issues to non-technical audiences, communicate effectively and concisely (both written and verbally) with a wide range of stakeholders, internal and external

Your core responsibilities will be:

• To monitor and optimise the operation of the WTW and downstream assets to ensure that the quality of final effluent that enters the watercourse continues to meet all internal and statutory requirements
• To undertake detailed investigations and analysis on the root cause of final effluent quality compliance failures and incidents and produce reports with recommendations for remedial actions and continuous improvement based on best practice
• Undertake regular site visits and carry out complex and/or impactful decisions on process performance and take action to improve
• Taking personal responsibility for health and safety of self and colleagues
• Has collective accountability for effluent/product quality alongside other staff on site
• To take part in activities to raise the profile of Wastewater process across the business

You will need to have a full driving licence and access to a car

This is a permanent full time role working Monday to Friday’s and once fully trained there will be requirement to participate on a standby rota.

You will receive a salary of up to £28,941 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits!

Join our Scientific Team and see how much you can grow with a company committed to training and development opportunities, career progression, responsible growth, and improvement.

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?'

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.
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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

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Up to £28,941.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: JR1128

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