Water Quality Scientist

Full Time – 37 hours

Permanent

Salary – £38,417 - £48,021 (depending on experience)

Leat House, Washington

About the role

We are currently looking for a Water Quality Scientist to join our busy Water Quality and Compliance team. The team are responsible for ensuring we can demonstrate that Northumbrian Water meets our regulatory requirements for drinking water quality.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the protection of public health and will involve providing technical expertise and advice to key internal and external customers. To do this the candidate will also have to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including local health authorities and the Drinking Water Inspectorate.

You’ll be responsible for assessing the risk to public health for planned and reactive work and as a technical expert you’ll investigate a range of matters affecting water quality.

This will require you to prepare technical reports and carry out technical audits of water treatment processes and network assets.

We will expect you to collate and interpret data to help identify areas for improvement and assess performance. The successful candidate will also be responsible for all water quality issues within a defined geographic area, the development and promotion of best practice with reference to Water Quality and integration of appropriate legislation.

You’ll also be required to participate in a standby rota, providing support and advice on any water quality matters.

Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.

Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked

About you

This is a wide ranging; varied role and you will be required to show an adaptable approach to be able to prioritise your workload. We’re looking for someone with experience of regulations and risk assessment, with a degree in a relevant scientific subject.

Knowledge of drinking water regulations, water treatment and distribution systems would be beneficial.

You’ll have proven experience consulting and influencing stakeholders and will work well in pressurised situations. Experience of presenting to large groups is desirable as the successful candidate will be required to do this as part of their role.

Being comfortable writing clear and concise reports is also essential as well as being able to communicate with people on all levels.

Here at Northumbrian Water, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, as we believe and strive for community representation within all our teams, structures and organisation

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.

We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.