Closing Date
24/11/2025
Job Title: Senior Water Quality Process Scientist
Location: Kent - Driving licence essential due to site visit requirements
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours p/w
Salary: From £44,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
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
Here at Southern Water, we are looking for a Senior Water Quality Process Scientist, covering the Kent area for our 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. Your key responsibilities will include:
1. Ensure that all relevant UK legislations are adhered to, in particular that relating to drinking water quality
2. Monitoring and analysis of telemetry and laboratory data
3. Routine process audits on the Water Supply Works in your area of responsibility
4. Working closely with field operations staff regarding operation and optimisation of treatment processes to ensure compliance with Regulations is maintained for best value
5. Undertake water quality risk assessments to ensure risks to quality and production are mitigated, including advising on service recovery during water quality events.
6. Undertake detailed investigations into the root cause of water quality compliance failures and incidents and produce reports with recommendations for remedial and preventative actions
7. Provide input to planned and reactive reporting to the Drinking Water Inspectorate
8. Participating in a standby roster on a minimum 1/12-day basis
About You
9. Good understanding of water chemistry/ biology and the principles of water treatment
10. Knowledge of the regulatory principles and framework governing the UK water supply industry
11. Graduate in science or engineering or equivalent business experience
12. Confident in collecting and analysing data to investigate scientific issues and drawing out conclusions and recommendations
13. Excellent IT skills including data analysis in excel
14. Good mathematical fluency
15. Self-motivated, assertive, and independent thought whilst being a good team worker working within a reactive environment
As well as a great salary package, we also offer the below benefits!
16. 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
17. Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers
18. Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution)
19. An employee assistance program
20. A network of sports and social clubs
21. Company and performance-related bonus
22. Life assurance equal to 4x salary
23. Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
24. Health Cash Plan
25. Two paid volunteering days a year
26. Occupational health service
27. Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
28. Digital GP service
29. Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
30. Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options
31. 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.
Interested, why not apply?