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.
Responsibilities
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:
* Ensure that all relevant UK 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 preventive 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
* 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 working within a reactive environment
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
* Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers
* Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution)
* An employee assistance program
* A network of sports and social clubs
* Company and performance‑related bonus
* Life assurance equal to 4x salary
* Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
* Health Cash Plan
* 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 & paternity 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.
Interested, why not apply?
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