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Job Title: Senior Process Scientist
Location: Hardham (Sussex)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours p/w
Salary: 40-45,000 per annum
As the role involves travelling between sites, a full driving licence is essential
There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!
Job Overview
Southern Water has an exciting development opportunity as a Senior Process Scientist, working in our Hardham (Sussex) based Water Performance team.
As a Senior Process Scientist, you will be responsible for monitoring and optimising drinking water quality from source to tap to ensure we meet our customer promise of a constant, high-quality supply.
- Ensure that all relevant UK and EC legislation is adhered to, in particular that relating to drinking water quality
- Monitoring and analysis of telemetry and laboratory data
- Routine process audits on the Water Supply Works in your area of responsibility
- Working closely with field operations staff regarding operation and optimisation of treatment processes to ensure compliance with Regulations is maintained for best value
- Undertake water quality risk assessments to ensure risks to quality and production are mitigated, including advising on service recovery during water quality events.
- Undertake detailed investigations into the root cause of water quality compliance failures and incidents and produce reports with recommendations for remedial and preventative actions
- Provide input to planned and reactive reporting to the Drinking Water Inspectorate
- Participating in a standby roster on a minimum 1/12 day basis
About You
- Good understanding of water chemistry/ biology and the principles of water treatment
- A sound understanding of chemistry and/ or microbiology, health significance of water quality parameters
- Knowledge of the regulatory principles and framework governing the UK water supply industry
- Graduate in science or engineering or equivalent business experience
- Confident in collecting and analysing data to investigate scientific issues and drawing out conclusions and recommendations
- Excellent IT skills including data analysis in excel
- Good mathematical fluency
- Self-motivated, assertive, and independent thought whilst being a good team worker too
Package
This role will be full time Monday to Friday based at either the Testwood or Hardham sites.
We are offering a salary of between 40-45,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:
- Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
- 25 days annual leave
- Life assurance equal to 4x salary
- Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
- Health Cash Plan
- Full funded eye tests
- Two paid volunteering days a year
- Occupational health service
- Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
- Digital GP service
- Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
- Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
- Cycle to work scheme
Join our Water Performance team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.
