Overview
Technical Advisor Wastewater Treatment — Full time 37 hours per week. Location: Hybrid working with office location at Washington. Salary: £41,520 - £51,900 (depending on experience). Permanent role.
Are you passionate about caring for the environment? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Wastewater Quality and Compliance team as a Technical Advisor, supporting us in maintaining and improving our high-quality wastewater discharges and providing expert technical support to the wastewater operational teams.
Responsibilities
* Ensure discharges from wastewater treatment works meet environmental standards and comply with environmental permits.
* Investigate operational issues, identify solutions, and implement improvements to environmental performance.
* Identify performance trends using data from various wastewater treatment works, assess risks, visit sites, and implement solutions to maintain excellent environmental performance.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure treated effluent discharges comply with permits and undertake investigations and technical projects.
* Conduct onsite technical investigations, gather accurate evidence, and prepare investigation reports with feedback and advice to stakeholders to maintain and improve environmental compliance.
* Prioritise a demanding workload, self-motivate, and meet deadlines to implement timely solutions.
* Support a wide range of colleagues across the wastewater directorate to help achieve strategic objectives.
About You / Qualifications
* Expert knowledge and experience of wastewater treatment systems and processes.
* Excellent customer service skills.
* Knowledge and understanding of regulatory frameworks is desirable but not essential.
* Experience with Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety procedures.
* Proven ability to be a strong team player, involve and support others in problem-solving and decision-making, and manage relationships with stakeholders across the business.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with highly developed literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving abilities.
* Motivated to embrace innovation and identify potential improvements in ways of working.
* Full and valid driving licence with the ability to travel around the Northumbrian Water region and use of own vehicle.
* Commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace.
Benefits
* Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Option to buy or sell holidays.
* Company pension scheme with employer contributions up to 10% and up to double-match your contributions.
* Free access to local attractions and a discount scheme on days out, shopping, travel, and more.
* Athena wellbeing support including access to a digital GP service for you and your family.
* Support with sustainable travel – salary sacrifice cars and cycle to work scheme.
* Financial wellbeing support, Life Assurance (4x) and Income Protection.
* Development opportunities and support for professional subscriptions or qualification loans.
Please note this role will require a DBS check to be completed prior to employment.
About NWG
Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water. We are committed to delivering great service, putting customers at the heart of everything we do, and striving to be a national leader in sustainable water and wastewater services.
NWG embraces Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourages all colleagues to bring their authentic selves to work. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diverse communities across our teams, structures and organisation.
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