Process Scientist

Severn Trent Water; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Process Scientist to provide essential process guidance for sewage treatment. The role involves improving water quality, maintaining compliance, and actively engaging with stakeholders. The ideal candidate has strong problem-solving abilities and a full UK driving license. This position offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and excellent benefits including training and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme with doubled contributions

Sharesave at discounted rates

Dedicated training and development

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license required for travel.
• Ability to solve problems effectively and influence stakeholders.
• Desirable knowledge in sewage and sludge treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provide process guidance to improve river water quality and compliance.
• Investigate root causes of sample failures and implement solutions.
• Support environmental compliance targets and coordinate recovery plans.

Skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder influence

Knowledge of sewage and sludge treatment processes

Experience in sampling/analysis environment

IT Systems usage

Job description

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At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. Join us in making a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

We are recruiting for a Process Scientist. This is a regional role, where you’ll be based in Worcester with travel being required within the Worcestershire and Gloucestershire area and you’ll be supporting Sewage Treatment Works across the area.

Starting from £37,314 + Car Allowance (£4,8000 per annum) + Annual Bonus (£2,250) + 28 days leave + 8 days Bank Holiday + Pay Increases + Excellent Benefits + Pension + Training + Progression (with the opportunity to work up a pay rewarded framework)

In this role, you’ll work closely with operational teams to provide process guidance that improves river water quality, maintains compliance and drives performance. You’ll proactively identify issues, investigate root causes of sample failures, and implement solutions to prevent recurrence. Your expertise will help optimise resources and improve efficiency across our sites.

You’ll also play a key part in compliance improvement initiatives and support capital projects, spending around 5–10% of your time on process commissioning activities. This includes contributing to commissioning plans, signing off documentation, and providing technical advice during project delivery—a fantastic opportunity to broaden your technical knowledge and influence key stakeholders.

Day-to-day, you’ll help us to deliver environmental compliance targets, investigate process issues, coordinate recovery plans, and share lessons learned across the business. You’ll support improvement initiatives, promote innovative treatment solutions, and develop training to enhance process knowledge across teams.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

A full UK driving License is needed as you will be required to independently travel to depots/ bases.

Having knowledge of sewage and sludge treatment processes would be desirable, however, the ability to effectively problem solve and being able to influence key stakeholders are the most important skills we are looking for. Experience of working in a sampling / analysis environment and using various I.T systems would be advantageous.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, being a great team player and having a caring attitude matter too. We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Family friendly policies

LET’S GO

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