Water process scientist

Water Process Scientist From £4 2, 725 dependent on skills and experience Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time working Location s : Grantham / Lincoln shire / Grafham / Huntingdon / Peterborough / Northampton / Rutland Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team! The exciting role will be to ensure the optimum quality of water is produced from our water treatment works and risks to this are mitigated. Focusing on quality source to source, through a mixture of onsite work and using data, you will continually be looking at getting the optimum quality of wholesome water out for our customers. Working alongside Operational colleagues, you will provide scientific understanding and effectively challeng e our processes to safely produce wholesome water. During reactive events, you will use your scientific understanding and appreciation of actions to successfully and safely navigate incidents . Key responsibilities Regular review of water quality standards across the area to support excellent water quality from treatment works Proactive interventions will include onsite interaction where early warning process performance deteriorations occur, and regular data interrogation to identify process performance deteriorations Identify and investigate water quality risks from source to tap ensuring appropriate mitigation is in place including abstraction management Deliver and continually improve water quality risk assessments Undertake comprehensive onsite water quality investigations following proactive or preventative triggers and ensure water quality action plans are prepared as Deliver the company’s Drinking Water Safe ty Planning approach Be the key point of contact for local operations teams for water quality risk assessment Lead the development of short- and medium-term strategies to reduce risks to water quality Be part of an out of hours standby process support for the business across the region Provide scientific advice on Regulation 31 We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to: Personal private health care Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21% 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more Life assurance (up to 8 x salary) Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary) Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay Bonus scheme Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle. This role may be eligible for car allowance depending on business mileage What does it take to be successful? Educated to degree or postgraduate level in a relevant scientific subject or equivalent qualification or experience Able to critically evaluate information to take tactical action Excellent data interpretation skills Excellent interpersonal skills to build rapport with operational colleagues Able to influence those around you in making positive decisions to protect wholesomeness of our water Inclusion at Anglian Water: Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong. Closing date: Monday 29 th June love e verydrop LI-MS1