Technician

Severn Trent; Radford Semele; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Company car or car allowance

Leading pension scheme

Electric vehicle scheme

Two volunteering days per year

Training and development via Academy

Job summary

Severn Trent is seeking a Senior Technician for the Warwickshire Area to lead a high-performing team across sludge treatment and biosolids production. You will support the Team Manager, drive safety, ensure regulatory compliance and optimise asset performance within the Bioresources team.

The role involves managing contractors, developing people, and delivering continuous improvement across Finham/Thermal Hydrolysis plants and related facilities.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and ability to travel.
• Experience in supervisory or leadership roles in operations is preferred.
• Scientific, engineering or process qualification, or relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support team performance to meet KPIs, compliance and operational objectives.
• Deputise for the Team Manager, supporting day-to-day operations and asset maintenance.
• Champion health, safety and wellbeing, ensuring high standards across all activities.
• Ensure regulatory and permit compliance through assurance checks, audits and reviews.
• Use FMEA and insights to identify risks and drive improvements.
• Manage asset health and risk plans to optimise performance and investment.
• Influence capital delivery to achieve right-first-time outcomes.
• Lead team meetings, communications and engagement.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members across Bioresources.
• Manage contractors, permits, risk assessments and high-risk activities.
• Support financial control, spend optimisation and complaint resolution.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Health & safety

Team coaching

Communication

Problem solving

Education

IOSH Managing Health & Safety

Engineering or science qualification

Tools

IT skills

Job description

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.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

As a Senior Technician for the Warwickshire Area you'll play a key role as an Assistant Team Manager, helping to lead a motivated and high-performing team across sludge treatment, renewable energy generation and the production of high-quality biosolids. You'll be part of our Bioresources Operational Team, who operate, maintain and optimise sludge treatment sites across the Severn Trent region. Together, the team helps maximise green energy generation through biomethane gas and electricity, supporting our commitment to reducing carbon and operating more sustainably. Quality and compliance are at the heart of what we do. You'll help ensure biosolids are produced to the highest standards, in line with the Biosolids Assurance Scheme and Farming Rules for Water, building trusted relationships with the agricultural community. Working closely with colleagues across the wider Bioresources and Wastewater Recycling teams, you'll support permit compliance and regulatory requirements, while also developing strong, collaborative working relationships. We offer a clear competency and development framework, with opportunities to progress through foundation, skilled and expert levels, alongside pay progression to match. You'll support the management and optimisation of Finham Thermal Hydrolysis Plant, Spernal Digestion site & Hartshill cake facility helping to drive performance and continuous improvement across the area.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead and support team performance to meet KPIs, compliance and operational objectives
• Deputise for the Team Manager, supporting day-to-day operations and asset maintenance
• Champion health, safety and wellbeing, ensuring high standards across all activities
• Ensure regulatory and permit compliance through assurance checks, audits and reviews
• Use Failure Mode & Effect Analysis and insight to identify risks to our assets, resolve issues and drive improvement
• Manage asset health and STORM risk plans to optimise performance and investment
• Influence capital delivery to achieve right-first-time outcomes
• Lead team meetings, communications and engagement using SBF approaches
• Coach, mentor and develop team members across Bioresources
• Manage contractors, permits, risk assessments and high-risk activities
• Support financial control, spend optimisation and complaint resolution
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in a supervisory or leadership role within an operational environment
• Strong understanding of wastewater and sludge treatment processes
• Proven experience improving processes, systems or asset performance
• Confidence managing health and safety in high-risk environments
• Experience overseeing contractors and supplier performance
• Solid technical or maintenance background with strong IT skills

Capabilities & Behaviours

• Takes ownership and accountability for performance and outcomes
• Resilient, self-aware and open to feedback and development
• Communicates clearly and adapts approach to different audiences
• Works collaboratively while showing initiative and leadership
• Makes balanced decisions, assessing risk and business impact
• Plans, prioritises and adapts effectively in a changing environment
• Learns from setbacks and promotes a positive, constructive mindset

Qualifications - Desired but not essential

• IOSH Managing Health & Safety (or equivalent)
• Scientific, engineering or process qualification, or relevant experience

Must have

• Full UK driving licence and ability to travel

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?

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Starting salary at £44,570.61 with pay progression through our competency frameworking from Foundation through to Expert
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• All tools and specialist equipment supplied
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Option to become BOAS trained (addition £2262/year upon qualifying for BOAS Manager and undertaking the responsibilities)
• 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'
• Company car or car allowance
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year