Assistant Water Quality Process Scientist

Southern Water; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Water seeks an Assistant Water Quality Process Scientist to join their Process Science Team. The role involves ensuring drinking water quality meets standards, conducting data analysis and performance checks, while also requiring strong communication and IT skills. Ideal candidates will have an interest in the water industry, with training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in the water industry is a plus.
• Willingness to learn about the water industry.
• Full driving licence and access to a car required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct data analysis and performance checks.
• Assist with investigatory sampling and risk management.
• Support operations in water quality target monitoring.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

IT skills

Education

Environmental qualification

Engineering qualification

Scientific qualification

Job description

Closing Date
2025-07-08
Job Title: Assistant Water Quality Process Scientist

Location: Burham- Driving licence is essential due to travel between sites

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: Up to £30,000.00 based on experience

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 an Assistant Water Quality Process Scientist, you will be working within our operational Process Science Team who are responsible for ensuring drinking water produced for the public meets exceptionally high-quality standards. We work within operations to carry out performance checks on water treatment assets, analysing laboratory test results, (taken from throughout the treatment processes through to the customers' taps), whilst providing advice on optimising drinking water treatment.

This is a new role, developed to provide assistance to the team, carrying out duties including data analysis, assistance with performance checks, administration of investigatory sampling, and administration of risk management systems. This role also supports operations in managing evidence for submission for internal and Inspectorate audits.

In ensuring that water quality targets and standards relating to specific legislation are met, you will provide support across the business on operation, optimisation of existing and new assets to keep the supply of water to our customers are maintained at the highest quality and monitoring efficiency of our treatment processes.

With a proactive approach, willingness to learn and good communication and IT skills, this is a great opportunity to develop and progress within the water industry. This position requires visits to operational sites, so a full driving licence and access to your own car is required.

Ideally you will have some experience in the water industry, or environmental / engineering / scientific qualification however - this is not as essential as a thirst to learn about the water industry. Training is provided for this position