Storage Point Scientist

Anglian Water; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension (double match)

Virtual GP

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Accident cover

Family friendly policies

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Storage Point Scientist role within the Quality, Environment and Assurance team focuses on ensuring the optimum quality of water from storage points and mitigating risks ahead of time. The role blends on-site work with data-driven oversight to deliver wholesome water for customers.

You will collaborate with operational colleagues, interpret data, and implement water quality action plans while contributing to DWSP Risk Portal updates and regulatory reporting.

Qualifications

• Educated to a degree level in a relevant scientific subject or equivalent.
• Able to critically evaluate information to take tactical action.
• Excellent data interpretation skills.
• Interpersonal skills to build rapport with operational colleagues and communicate actions clearly.
• Able to mentor those around you to improve understanding of water processes.
• Able to influence decisions to protect wholesomeness of water.

Responsibilities

• Undertake onsite water quality investigations and input information into the DWSP Risk Portal and regulatory reports.
• Support drinking water quality aspects of reporting associated with storage point legal instruments.
• Deliver the scientific aspects of storage point maintenance programmes such as the storage point cleaning programme.
• Optimsie assets to provide effective storage of water.
• Be the key point of contact for local operational teams for water quality risk assessment and sign off of material in contact with water.
• Provide out of hours scientific standby cover and advice on assets.
• Pursue chartership and/or CPD programmes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Data interpretation

Interpersonal skills

Mentoring others

Influencing actions

Education

Bachelor degree in a relevant scientific subject

Job description

Storage Point Scientist

Circa £42,725 dependent on skills and experience

Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time working

Huntingdon / Peterborough / Lincoln / Ipswich / Norwich

Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team!

We are recruiting for a Storage Point Scientist to join our Quality, Environment and Assurance team! You will ensure that the optimum quality of water is produced from our storage points and that risks to this are mitigated ahead of time. Focusing on quality source to source, through a mixture of onsite work and using the data we have for our sites, you will be continually looking at getting the optimum quality of wholesome water out for our customers.

You’ll work alongside Operational colleagues and provide scientific understanding whilst effectively challenging our storage point processes to safely store wholesome water. During reactive events you’ll use your scientific knowledge and appreciation of action impacts to successfully and safely navigate them. You’ll implement these actions to any water quality deteriorations so that understanding of the impact downstream can be gained.

To deliver our water quality action plan process, you will deliver the company Drinking Water Safety Planning (DWSP) approach and day to day updating of the DWSP Risk Portal.

You’ll effectively manage your time, balancing time on site and in the office to provide the outcomes needed for the business. You’ll work from site with colleagues 4 days per week. You will be part of an out of hours standby process for the business.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive onsite water quality investigations following proactive or preventative triggers and ensure that water quality action plans, inputting of information into the DWSP Risk Portal and preparation of regulatory reports are prepared as required

• Support drinking water quality aspects of reporting associated with storage point legal instruments

• Deliver the scientific aspects of storage point maintenance programmes such as the storage point cleaning programme

• Actively seek to optimise our assets to provide effective and optimum storage of water

• Be the key point of contact for local operational teams for water quality risk assessment, including contribution to, and sign off of Impact Plans and management of approval of materials in contact with water as part of Operational scheme delivery

• Provide out of hours Process scientific standby cover, being able to provide scientific advice on any asset or area of the company

• Be working towards chartership and/or a Continuous Professional Development programme

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• Generous double match pension - contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household

• 26 days annual leave - rising with length of service and the ability to buy more

• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What does it take to be successful?

• Educated to a degree level in relevant scientific subject or equivalent

• Able to critically evaluate information to take tactical action

• Excellent data interpretation skills

• Interpersonal skills to build rapport with operational colleagues, whilst being able to communicate actions required effectively

• Able to mentor those around you to improve their skills and understanding of water processes

• Able to influence those around you in making positive decisions to protect wholesomeness of our water

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 8th September 2026

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