What you’ll be doing
as a Wastewater Process Controller
1. Learning the day-to-day responsibilities of wastewater control so you can support the control room during busy periods, especially in wet weather
2. Monitoring alarms, analysing system behaviour and helping coordinate the right response
3. Working with SCADA, SMART Tools, GIS and other systems to understand risks across multiple wastewater catchments
4. Helping develop improved ways of visualising wastewater networks by producing system drawings and overlaying data from different sources
5. Supporting the move toward catchment-based control and future integrated control room design
6. Commissioning and helping run a test catchment control desk to support new ways of working
7. Engaging with control, operations, logistics, scheduling and planning teams to understand challenges and help shape improvements
8. Contributing clear communication and updates on what you discover as new tools, systems and processes develop
Location: Reading – Kemble Court, RG2 6AD
Working hours: Monday – Friday 09:00-17:00
Please note, this is a 12-month fixed-term contract/secondment
What you should bring to the role
Essential skills:
• Experience using geographical maps, piping drawings, schematics, system drawings or process flow diagrams
• Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, email and databases
• Ability to analyse data, solve problems and understand system patterns
Desirable:
• Experience producing or editing maps, schematics or system drawings, and working with larger data sets
• Experience with SCADA, SMART Tools, GIS, alarm handling or other control/monitoring systems
• Understanding of wastewater networks, hydraulic systems, process plants, environmental impacts, or experience in utilities, planning, scheduling or operations teams
What’s in it for you?
9. Competitive salary up to £40,000 per annum.
10. 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
11. Performance-related pay plan up to 10% of salary.
12. Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
13. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of yourself and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.