Job Description

Job description:

Water Quality Scientist

Salary & Benefits: Salary Range £31,034 - £38,793 per annum dependent on experience. Benefits include annual bonus, attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution), 25 days annual leave and days in lieu of working bank holidays plus a wellness day. We also offer a fantastic benefits package, which includes flexible private health cash plan scheme, retail saving scheme, Online GP Service, Life Insurance and many more.

This is a permanent position, working full time -37 hours per week.

Location – Predominately Sheffield/South Yorkshire

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity. 

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Water Quality is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The role of a Water Quality Scientist is a vital one as you will help ensure that water quality targets and standards relating to specific legislation are met. This will ensure that we provide our customers with a wholesome water supply that everyone can enjoy.

Where you fit in:

As our Water Quality Scientist you will:

• You will optimise, assets, systems, processes, and procedures in line with continuous improvement in water quality performance and protection of public health at all times both (water distribution and production sites)
• You will work towards minimising water quality related contacts and to help deliver our vision of taking responsibility for the water environment for good.
• You will lead a co-ordinated, planned and effective response to incidents across the business, and to ensure that processes, procedures are followed and agreed actions or requirements are implemented.
• You will prepare reports for submission to our regulator/Senior Managers and investigatory reports and review of exception reports provided by the team of scientists.
• You will ensure compliance with our Performance Commitments – specifically the Compliance Risk Index (CRI), the Event Risk Index (ERI), Customer Contacts and Unplanned Outage (UPO) commitments.
• You will undertake the role of water quality consultant on a 1 in 5-week basis providing water quality support within water quality and across the business and to external stakeholders. You will support and deliver key initiatives and projects in relation to Water Quality Compliance, Customer Contacts, Network, Production and Capital support.
• Once fully trained you will be part of the water quality standby rota on a minimum 1 week in 5 frequency. Providing expert support and advice on behalf of the Water Quality Manager to field, Asset Management, the Duty Manager and the wider business as required.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• The successful candidate will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of water quality processes and regulatory obligations, water treatment and distribution processes. You will be able to deal with incidents and events to protect public health and to minimise impacts on water quality compliance.
• You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills this includes both written report writing and verbally. You will be able to solve problems often under pressure and to deadlines. You will have strong analytical skills and be able to fault find processes and systems. You will be able to handle large amounts of diverse data and to spot potential risks to compliance. You will have a can-do attitude with not only an ability to plan for the future but a capability to deal effectively with the unforeseen.
• You will have excellent influencing and networking skills to build relationships with key stakeholders at all levels within Yorkshire Water, service partner organisations and with external key stakeholders. You will consider health and safety at all times and support a zero accident culture. You will be comfortable using a range of IT systems.

If you want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.

Recruitment Process:

Closing Date – 31st December 2023

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

Yorkshire Water values equality, diversity, and inclusion we believe that everyone should be treated with respect. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, religion or belief and trade union membership.

Yorkshire Water reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Profile description:

The role of a Water Quality Scientist is a vital one as you will help ensure that water quality targets and standards relating to specific legislation are met. This will ensure that we provide our customers with a wholesome water supply that everyone can enjoy.

We offer:

Salary & Benefits: Salary Range £31,034 - £38,793 per annum dependent on experience. Benefits include annual bonus, attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution), 25 days annual leave and days in lieu of working bank holidays plus a wellness day. We also offer a fantastic benefits package, which includes flexible private health cash plan scheme, retail saving scheme, Online GP Service, Life Insurance and many more.

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