Job summary
Our Water company client is seeking a Senior Drinking Water Safety Scientist on a hybrid working basis out of their Havant office and sites across Hampshire/Sussex.
Key skills required for this role
Water Quality, AMP8, Environment, Audit, Risk
Important
Water/environment experience is essential
Job description
Our Water company client is seeking a Senior Drinking Water Safety Scientist on a hybrid working basis out of their Havant office and sites across Hampshire/Sussex.
If you have a scientific and analytical mindset and are passionate about the entire water supply process, from catchment to consumer, a senior role as a Senior Drinking Water Safety Scientist could be an ideal fit for you.
Joining the Water Risk team, you will support daily and regulatory tasks by maintaining and developing Water Safety Plans and assessing water quality risks from catchment to consumer.
Our clients' Drinking Water Safety Plans have been developed in accordance with the World Health Organisations Water Safety Plan Manual 2023. This diverse role involves both office work and field visits to various sites. You will regularly interact with staff from different teams, especially operational ones.
Reporting to the Water Risk Manager, your responsibilities include reviewing water quality hazards, conducting site visits and inspections, auditing assets, analysing water sample data, evaluating risk controls, tracking and reviewing risks, and promoting water quality awareness and promoting best practice across the business.
Responsibilities
1. Manage the Companies Drinking Water Safety Plan (DWSP) system for all assets, ensuring risk scores and statuses are kept up to date.
2. Prepare reports for monthly Regulation 28 submissions to DWI and the annual submission.
3. Lead in preparing and conducting site audits required by Regulation 27 and carry out focused investigations to evaluate water quality risks.
4. Contribute to internal DWSP risk status reports, respond to data requests from inset companies (NAVs), and assist in drafting responses to the DWI and addressing related notices and recommendations.
5. Help develop, review, and maintain DWSP policies, procedures, standards, and best practices, continually improving and refining the system by identifying efficiencies and ensuring the methodology is up to date.
6. Liaise with colleagues for updates on risk mitigation controls and support the Water Risk Manager in identifying and assessing new or emerging risks to water supply, quality, and sufficiency.
Skills/experience/qualifications
Benefits
7. Salary circa £41k to £46k
8. 27 days holiday plus bank hols
9. Excellent double matched pension
10. Bonus up to 6%
11. Van provision
Please note, this role is known as Senior Water Risk Assessor internally.
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