Water Process Scientist

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Grantham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension scheme (double match)

Virtual GP service

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Anglian Water Group Ltd. is hiring a Water Process Scientist for a Fixed Term Contract (8 months) across Grantham and surrounding locations.

The role focuses on ensuring the highest water quality from treatment works, using data analysis and on-site collaboration with operations to mitigate risks. Educated to degree level in a scientific field, you will critically evaluate information, interpret data, and influence decisions to protect wholesome water.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree or postgraduate level in a relevant scientific subject or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Excellent data interpretation skills.
• Able to influence those around you in making positive decisions to protect wholesomeness of our water.

Responsibilities

• Regular review of water quality standards across the area.
• Proactive onsite interventions and data interrogation to identify process performance deteriorations.
• Identify and investigate water quality risks from source to tap and implement mitigations.
• Deliver and continually improve water quality risk assessments and action plans.
• Be the key point of contact for local operations teams for water quality risk assessment.
• Lead the development of short- and medium-term strategies to reduce water quality risks.
• Provide scientific advice during out-of-hours standby support.

Skills

Data interpretation

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Influence others

Education

Degree in scientific subject

Job description

**Water Process Scientist** **Circa £42,725 dependent on skills and experience** **Fixed Term Contract – 8 months, full time (37 hours per week) with potential for flexible working options** **Locations: Grantham / Lincolnshire / Grafham / Huntingdon / Peterborough / Northampton / Rutland****Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team!**The exciting role will be to ensure the optimum quality of water is produced from our water treatment works and risks to this are mitigated. Focusing on quality source to source, through a mixture of onsite work and using data, you will continually be looking at getting the optimum quality of wholesome water out for our customers.Working alongside Operational colleagues, you will provide scientific understanding and effectively challenge our processes to safely produce wholesome water. During reactive events, you will use your scientific understanding and appreciation of actions to successfully and safely navigate incidents.**Key responsibilities*** Regular review of water quality standards across the area to support excellent water quality from treatment works* Proactive interventions will include onsite interaction where early warning process performance deteriorations occur, and regular data interrogation to identify process performance deteriorations* Identify and investigate water quality risks from source to tap ensuring appropriate mitigation is in place including abstraction management* Deliver and continually improve water quality risk assessments Undertake comprehensive onsite water quality investigations following proactive or preventative triggers and ensure water quality action plans are prepared as required* Deliver the company’s Drinking Water Safety Planning approach* Be the key point of contact for local operations teams for water quality risk assessment* Lead the development of short- and medium-term strategies to reduce risks to water quality* Be part of an out of hours standby process support for the business across the region* Provide scientific advice on Regulation 31**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 degree or postgraduate level in a relevant scientific subject or equivalent qualification or experience* Able to critically evaluate information to take tactical action* Excellent data interpretation skills* Excellent interpersonal skills to build rapport with operational colleagues* 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: 29th September 2026****#loveeverydrop****#LI-MS1**### About UsWe are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [e-mail]’To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our Privacy Notice.Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.