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Water Quality Scientist - Potable
Job summary
A leading water services company in England is seeking Water Quality Scientists for permanent roles. The candidates will manage water quality processes, ensuring compliance with regulations and participating in incident responses. Ideal candidates should possess strong problem-solving abilities and excellent interpersonal skills. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexible working options.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Strong analytical skills and fault-finding capability.
- Ability to handle large amounts of diverse data.
- Can-do attitude with planning skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead a planned response to incidents across the business.
- Prepare reports for submission to regulators.
- Ensure compliance with Performance Commitments.
- Undertake the role of water quality consultant.
- Participate in the water quality standby rota.
Skills
Water Quality Scientists - Potable x 2 Roles.
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Yorkshire Water offers competitive pay and benefits, with roles based in the West team covering Sheffield & Huddersfield areas. Base location depends on home location and roles will be a mix of site, office and home working. Work type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Participation in an out of hours standby rota is a requirement of the role.
- Competitive salary (£34,052 - £42,566, depending on experience)
- Annual incentive related bonus (£1,000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
- Development opportunities in line with the Water Quality Scientist progression plan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus an extra wellness day
- Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
- Flexible benefits: health cash plan, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover
- Retail savings scheme
- Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and more
These roles will be a mixture of site/office/home working.
- Lead a co-ordinated, planned and effective response to incidents across the business, ensuring processes and procedures are followed and actions implemented.
- Prepare reports for submission to regulators and senior managers, and review investigatory reports and exception reports.
- Ensure compliance with Performance Commitments, specifically the Compliance Risk Index (CRI), Event Risk Index (ERI), Customer Contacts and Unplanned Outage (UPO) commitments.
- Undertake the role of water quality consultant on a 1 in 5-week basis, providing water quality support within Water Quality and across the business and to external stakeholders; support and deliver key initiatives and projects related to Water Quality Compliance, Customer Contacts, Network, Production and Capital support.
- Once fully trained, participate in the water quality standby rota (minimum 1 week in 5) and provide expert support and advice to the field, Asset Management, Duty Manager and wider business as required.
- Comprehensive understanding of water quality processes and regulatory obligations, water treatment and distribution processes.
- Ability to manage incidents to protect public health and minimise impacts on water quality compliance.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including both written reports and verbal communication.
- Strong problem-solving ability under pressure and to deadlines; strong analytical skills and fault-finding capability.
- Ability to handle large amounts of diverse data and identify potential risks to compliance.
- Can-do attitude with ability to plan for the future and adapt to unforeseen circumstances.
- Excellent influencing and networking skills to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels within Yorkshire Water, partner organisations and external stakeholders.
- Commitment to health and safety and a willingness to operate safely; comfortable using a range of IT systems.
We operate 24/7 and support flexible working patterns and job-share options where possible to help achieve work-life balance.
Closing Date: 19 November 2025. If you have experience in Water Quality Science and want to help deliver great service to customers while protecting the environment, apply today.
Pre-employment checks may include a Basic Disclosure Check via a third-party company; some roles may require additional security vetting (Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check). All roles may require completion of a medical questionnaire and possible medicals.
We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. If you have an accessibility need or require adjustments, please include details in your application so we can discuss reasonable accommodations.
Yorkshire Water and Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date if needed. Please apply promptly.
What’s in it for you?
Career enhancement and development, colleagues’ well-being and a positive work experience. Our vision is to take responsibility for the water environment for good.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.