**Closing Date**22/09/2025**Job title: Technical Training Lead- Scientific****Location: Sussex- Worthing/ Falmer****Hours: 37****Job type: Permanent****Salary: Circa £47,000 per annum** We are currently recruiting for a Technical Training Lead (internally known as Technical Lead) to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of clean water treatment processes on both ground water and surface water sites for our community of clean water scientists across our region who are responsible for continually monitoring the water that is produced by our operational sites. It will be your responsibility to ensure that they are trained and assessed in accordance with industry best standards and in accordance with the requirements as set by our regulators. You will be travelling across our operational regions to train and coach by capturing evidence keeping interactions with our field team engaging. You will be utilising your knowledge of regulatory requirements that affect the provision of wholesome drinking water, including various sample types, the health significance of water quality parameters, and principles of water supply hygiene. Being a confident communicator, your excellent presentation skills will be in use to effectively deliver information to operational and technical teams as well as developing appropriate training material for future reference. You will be highly organised and interactive in providing onsite assessments of competency ensuring our scientist’s skills and knowledge align with the required standards and conducting bi-annual training needs analysis to identify future training requirements. Your coaching and training skills will be paramount for our new starters, helping them become valuable members of the scientific team. Therefore it is vital for you to either have a formal qualification in competency assessment or be committed to completing and achieving the qualification to the required standard supported by us. To be successful in this role, you will have a strong background in working in a process science environment specifically in clean water. It will be desirable for you to possess degree in a scientific background however your demonstrable experience in assessing data and applying practical solutions to problems with a sound understanding of water chemistry/biology along with the principles of water treatment will be key! In this fully empowered role working towards a defined project plan, it is important for you to be poised with strong communication skills with the ability to engage with a diverse audience and in some challenging but productive conversations. If you possess the above qualities and have a strong commitment to improving water quality and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, we would like to hear from you. Join our team as the Technical Lead (Scientific) and play a crucial role in training and developing clean water scientists to make a positive impact on our water supply!We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications so if you are interested in the position please do send your application over today to ensure consideration.We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to facilitate your participation in the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are dedicated to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to showcase their skills and experience.Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.### Our Benefits* Company and performance-related bonus* Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution* Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary* Health benefits through a Cash Plan* Two paid community volunteering days a year* 25 days annual holiday* Occupational health service* Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences* Study support may be available for job-related qualifications* We offer competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options**#LI-Hybrid** #J-18808-Ljbffr