Industrial Water Treatment Scientist

Veolia Environmental Services (Uk) Plc; Warrington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services company is seeking an Industrial Water Treatment Scientist in the North West area, particularly near Warrington. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance and efficiency at customer sites, conducting sampling, and consulting on water treatment solutions. The position offers a competitive salary between £28,325 and £36,565, plus a company car and performance-based bonuses.

Benefits

Holiday allowance of 26 days plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare – BUPA

Enhanced Maternity / Paternity pay

Discounted Gym Memberships

Industry leading Life Insurance

Paid volunteering leave – one day per year

Qualifications

• Availability to travel within assigned area, some overnight stops if necessary.
• Valid driving licence.
• Currently eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Work safely, compliantly and efficiently at customer sites.
• Complete Legionella sampling.
• Engage in QEHS systems and documentation management.
• Ensure full water service plan completed monthly, quarterly, and annually.
• Conduct sampling and testing of industrial waters.
• Consult on chemical treatment and technical concepts with customers.

Skills

Science or Engineering background

Experience in water treatment

Good organisational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Our ideal candidate would live around the North West area. We will consider areas such as Liverpool, Manchester and Warrington. The Industrial Water Treatment Scientist services, recommends changes, reports and communicates water treatment performance at customer sites, working with a predefined commercial agreement. You will be responsible for achieving defined goals and objectives as well as working safely, compliantly and efficiently at your customer sites.

Essential Responsibilities

• EHS & Compliance
• Ensure you work in a safe manner at all times
• Complete Legionella sampling.
• Engagement in QEHS systems and documentation management.
• Ensure a full water service plan is completed monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Sampling and testing of industrial waters
• Consulting on the chemical treatment and basic technical concepts of the systems with customers
• Complete and submit Consultant Service Reports (CSRs)
• Raise issues with Ops Leader and Commercial colleagues if necessary.
• Participate in review meetings with customers, contributing from an operational and technical perspective.
• Good organisation and ability to schedule and plan your own site visits.

Required Skills

• Science or Engineering background
• Experience in water treatment.
• Availability to travel within assigned area, some overnight stops if necessary
• Valid driving licence.
• Currently eligible to work in the UK
• Good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills

Competitive salary between £28,325 and £36,565 depending on experience plus company car and an Operations Incentive Plan bonus scheme.

At Veolia, we know that at certain crucial moments in life, we all need a little help, protection and support. We are proud to offer you our innovative Veolia Cares program, which demonstrates our commitment to our employees from the very first day of employment.

Benefits

• Health & Welfare: Holiday allowance 26 days plus bank holidays with the option to buy or sell additional days off
• Private Healthcare – BUPA, with option to add family members
• Dental Plan – cover or monetary cash back on appointments and treatments
• Enhanced Maternity / Primary Care pay – 13 weeks full pay from Day 1
• Enhanced Paternity / Secondary Care pay – 2 weeks full pay from Day 1
• Adoption Leave – 13 weeks full pay for Parental, and 2 weeks full co‑parental pay from day 1 of employment
• Support for Carers – flexibility for longer term caring needs such as remote work, flexible work hours, adjusted schedules, paid or unpaid leave
• Lifestyle Account – we put £60 to start you off, then match you £ on every activity you buy up to £360
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Paid volunteering leave – one day per year
• Leading pension contribution – 10% of your earnings from us every month, doubling your own contribution of 5%
• Option to buy shares at preferential rates
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes
• Industry leading Life Insurance – providing 10× your salary as a benefit paid to your nominated person(s)
• Income Protection – covers you for 5 years at up to 60% of your salary, with 2× your salary as a lump sum if you are unable to return to work