As the role involves travelling between sites, a full driving licence is essential.
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.
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