Process Scientist

What you’ll be responsible for

As a Water Process Scientist, you will be required to proactively strive for ‘best practice’ water treatment by, applying scientific knowledge and expertise to ensure water treatment processes consistently produce regulatory compliant water. Using technical experience and practical skills to continually appraise water treatment to produce wholesome water. 

Your key responsibilities will include:
 

1. Working closely with the operations teams to ensure the water quality at treatment works is maintained
2. Initiating, managing and reporting on improvement measures to produce regulatory compliant/wholesome water at water treatment works
3. Critically appraising and reviewing water treatment processes to ensure that the end product is compliant with the Water Supply Regulations and contractual KPIs
4. Actively participating in the investigation of water quality and chemical failures to find the root cause of failures including lessons learnt and any actions required to prevent further occurrences
5. Providing advice and guidance to recommend improvement actions in order to optimise plant performance and ensure the most cost effective treatment is provided while maintaining quality objectives and targets
6. Introducing new processes, procedures and instructions when necessary for plant enhancements and to provide guidance to plant operators
7. Advising on any associated environmental discharges. Providing guidance regarding discharge consent limits. Liaising with the EA when necessary
8. Reviewing sludge treatment/dirty wash water processes and implementing any remedial measures following any discharge incidents
9. Contributing to Drinking Water Safety Plan annual reviews to highlight any risks and any updates required after WTW incidents
10. Producing POF020s to appraise site specific disinfection strategy to comply with Regulation 27 and DCWW technical specifications
11. Gaining knowledge of industry best practice and/or new technology for optimisation of water treatment and/or energy efficiencies
12. Compiling WTW weekly quality performance checks and monthly statistical reports
13. Assisting in the commissioning of new plant installations and liaising with the capital department and/or external contractors
     

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Plant operators
• Operational managers
• Members of the Scientific Team 
• Process capital teams 
• DWSP team

External

• Capital partners
• Environment Agency
• Chemical Suppliers

About you

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills 

• Ideally hold a minimum qualification of a degree in a scientific discipline    
• Valid UK driving licence    
• Must be able to understand fundamental control and instrumentation philosophies    
• Understanding of water science and treatment    
• Proven ability in process fault analysis    
• Good interpersonal skills    
• Able to multi task and prioritise workload    
• Working knowledge of regulations affecting water supply

Good to know

• The successful candidate will require to participate in an out of hours standby on a 1 in 6 rota (subject to change) covering 12 WTW’s across SW Wales.  
• Hybrid working
• A full UK Drivers Licence is required for the role 

For more information on the role please contact Sarah.Mason@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
•    Enhanced family friendly policies
•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
•    Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Free on-site parking at all our sites
•    Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
•    Car-leasing scheme
•    Health CashBack scheme
•    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.