Water Process Scientist - Flexible Working

Anglian Water; Grantham; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension 21% total contribution

Virtual GP service

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Water Process Scientist to ensure the optimum quality of water produced from our treatment works, using data-driven analysis and onsite work.

Working alongside operational colleagues, you will provide scientific understanding and challenge our processes to safely produce wholesome water and navigate incidents during reactive events.

This fixed-term role is 8 months, full-time (37 hours per week), with locations across Grantham and surrounding areas.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Skills

Data interpretation

Interpersonal skills

Critical evaluation

Education

Degree or postgraduate in relevant scientific subject

Job description

Anglian Water is seeking a Water Process Scientist to ensure the optimum quality of water produced from our treatment works, using data-driven analysis and onsite work.

Working alongside operational colleagues, you will provide scientific understanding and challenge our processes to safely produce wholesome water and navigate incidents during reactive events.

This fixed-term role is 8 months, full-time (37 hours per week), with locations across Grantham and surrounding areas.