Process Scientist

What you’ll be responsible for

As a Wastewater Process Scientist, you will be required to provide specialist scientific, process and technical support across the region, in order to ensure that the business aims of achieving 100% wastewater treatment works compliance are met and minimising the numbers of pollution incidents.

Your responsibilities will include:

1. Supporting the Process Scientist in the technical assessment of wastewater assets including sludgeprocesses in order to optimise performance in the drive for 100% compliance
2. Providing Scientific Advice and direction within designated areas
3. Implementing “best scientific practice” across the region
4. Closely monitoring asset performance for compliance supporting the Catchment Managers and the Capital delivery and local asset management team in supporting the business need for mitigation and targeted capital investment in order for Welsh Water to pursue and deliver 100% wastewater treatment works and a reduction in pollution incidents
5. Assisting the Process Scientist in influencing, developing and implementing ‘improvement programmes’ in line with QMS procedures in the regional business area
6. Ensuring procedures and activities comply with all H&S legislation and Welsh Water Health & Safety policy in maintaining a safe working environment
7. Effectively managing and coach Process Science Technicians in the Science & Support section
8. Optimising new wastewater treatment works assets and planned capital maintenance projects influencing design
9. Investigating wastewater treatment works compliance failures and recommending remedial actions
10. Collating scientific data and preparing reports to deadlines
11. Understanding the impact of industrial effluents affecting the performance of wastewater treatment works and networks. Working closely with Trade Effluent colleagues on identifying remedial measures
12. Assisting in the development of EMS and QMS
13. Assisting with the development of HACCP plans, verification surveys and liaising with the Bio-Solids Manager and Catchment Managers
14. Keeping abreast of developments in technology and legislation regarding sewage and sludge treatment
15. Assisting in the control of and recording of OPNOTS

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Welsh Water senior management team 
• Operations, H&S, HR, planning, finance & communications, Waste Services, Consenting Specialist.
• Welsh Water Contract Partners – Delivery managers where appropriate
• Welsh Water Wastewater Service management team colleagues

External

• Environment Agency
• Local Authorities
   

About you

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills 

• A degree level qualification, or equivalent, in a relevant subject
• A proven track record of sector leading performance in Wastewater & Sludge Treatment
• Experience gained through thorough understanding of wastewater service delivery and highly competent in terms of leading high performance teams
• Experience of managing and developing a team of qualified individuals
• Effective communication skills
• Able to demonstrate a commercial approach to cost efficiency and leading large scale change programmes to achieve a high performance business culture
• An ability to think strategically but also able to ensure effective day to day delivery of services
• Ability to develop positive working relationships and to be seen as a highly credible representative of the business
• Ability to travel as job requires
   

Good to know

• This role requires you to have the ability to travel when required 
• This role has a combination of Home/Office and site-based working.

For more information on the role please contact Joshua.Williams@dwrcymru.com

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:
 
•    Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
•    Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
•    Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
•    Free Mortgage Brokering Services 
•    Enhanced family friendly policies
•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
•    Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
•    Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
•    Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
•    An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

 
Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.
 
 
Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.
 
 
Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.