Senior Process Scientist

Severn Trent; Holt End; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water company in the UK is seeking a Senior Process Scientist to join their team. The role involves supporting Sewage Treatment Works, conducting root cause investigations, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate will have technical expertise in sewage processes, be proactive in resolving issues, and be able to collaborate with various stakeholders. Employees enjoy 28 days holiday, a car allowance, and a robust pension scheme along with other benefits.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Car allowance or company car

Electric vehicle scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Dedicated training and development

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Experience in a relevant field is advantageous.
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively with teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead role in delivering environmental compliance.
• Recognise and resolve process issues proactively.
• Complete root cause analysis and process reports.
• Coordinate the process response to incidents.
• Provide process advice for business improvements.
• Develop and deliver training for on-site testing.

Skills

Knowledge of sewage and sludge treatment process

Scientific background

Effective problem solving

Influencing key stakeholders

Experience in sampling and analysis

Familiarity with I.T systems

Job description

Overview

What a fantastic opportunity to join us as a senior Process Scientist. The role will entail working within a regional team of Process Scientists supporting Sewage Treatment Works in both a proactive and reactive manner. This will involve attending site, working closely with the operational teams and providing process guidance to help maintain compliance. You will cover 2-3 areas across the Midlands and our aim is for your base location to be within the areas you cover. The role will also include undertaking root cause investigations of sample failures to prevent recurrence and promoting optimisation of resources and efficient operation of Sewage Treatment Works. The role will also involve additional focus on our compliance improvement activities, working with other teams to help deliver improved compliance. As a senior process scientist, you will be one of the lead process representatives within the region you will cover. Additional Capital Scheme support is an integral part of this role and approximately 5-10% of your time will be spent on process commissioning activities. This will involve contributing to process commissioning plans and completing documentation sign off as well as providing technical advice and monitoring during the commissioning of capital projects at a range of sewage works. This will be a brilliant opportunity to expand technical expertise and share this with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• To take a lead role in delivering the environmental compliance ODI and EPA
• To proactively recognise processes not working within acceptable parameters, identify and complete mitigating actions to resolve process issues, utilising the relevant teams within the organisation to ensure compliance
• To complete full root cause analysis, complete process reports on permit breaches and cascade lessons learnt across the business
• To co-ordinate the process response to incidents, and to take a key role in process recovery and generate recovery plans
• Provide process advice to support business improvement initiatives and working groups and take an active role in Communities of Practice (CoP). Identify, support and promote innovative treatment solutions.
• Identify, develop, set standards and deliver training for on site testing and process knowledge development with local teams and wider business

Having knowledge of sewage and sludge treatment process would be beneficial, as well as having a scientific background and/or a background in effective problem solving, along with influencing key stakeholders. Experience of working in a sampling / analysis environment and using various I.T systems would be advantageous. A full UK driving licence is required for the role.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude we want to talk to you 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 want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

About Severn Trent

Hello, we're Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Oh, we're pretty keen on people too. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year we serve 4.8 million households and business across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank and every toilet flushed is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch. We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live. If you want to do more because you care, we'd love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• The role comes with a car allowance or a company car
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• 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%)
• Dedicated training and development with our 'Academy'
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year