About the role:
This role is part of a dynamic, fast paced team focused on ensuring we protect public health at all times in the delivery of a wholesome water supply. As the Drinking Water Safety Plan Scientist, you will be responsible for the completion of water treatment audits and risk assessment in accordance with Company and regulatory requirements. Following these assessments, you will communicate the risk and provide the provision of technical advice in the design of relevant mitigation (interim and permanent).
The base location for the role is flexible across the Thames Water region.
Key areas of responsibility will include:
- Complete Drinking Water Safety Plan Audits (DWSPAs) of water treatment works to the required annual programme. This includes completion of site audits and technical evaluation of performance data.
- Utilise information from site audits and other data to complete relevant DWSP risk assessments upon the company system (DWSPIT). This shall be completed in compliance to Company procedures and other accreditation requirements.
- Assess non-compliances identified, advising upon appropriate remedial action and allocation of action owners. Serious deficiencies which represent an unacceptable risk within Drinking Water Safety Plans should be escalated immediately.
- Maintain records to DWI auditable standard.
- Provide water quality technical guidance and support event teams when there is a risk to quality.
To be successful, you will have the following skills and experience:
- Degree/HNC in a relevant scientific discipline.
- An understanding of the current legislation, regulatory and operational requirements surrounding water quality would be advantageous.
- Significant experience in the field of drinking water quality and/or risk assessment.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise in order to balance a varied and often reactive workload.
- Strong team player.
- Significant competent with the use of complex IT systems and standard office software.
- Knowledge of water treatment processes and a background in water quality is ideal.
- Travel to other sites is a requirement of the role and therefore a full driving licence is essential.
What’s in it for you?
This is an exciting opening for someone seeking an opportunity that will offer recognition and an instant profile within the largest water company in the UK. You will be travelling to various sites in the Thames region, conducting audits and assessing risk at sites.
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme. This includes an annual pay review, season ticket loans, voucher scheme giving you money off in major retail outlets, loyalty awards for continuous service plus much more, including our referral scheme, where you can receive £750 for helping someone get a permanent position within the company. Remote working is a consideration for this role.
We’re also proud to be here for our local community, offering everyone two days paid volunteer leave a year, as well as proudly supporting a lot of local events and charities.
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About us:
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to millions of customers by suppling 2.7 billion litres of world-class water to around 10 million homes.
As our world changes, the need to take care of our most precious resource is greater than ever, both locally and globally. That’s why, at Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open. We’re passionate about providing world-class tap water, now and for the future.
We’re also turning waste into power, self-generating 20% of the energy we use and, in turn, doing our bit for the planet. We’re reducing plastic waste by celebrating our tap water and rolling out an ambitious water fountain project. We’re using our voice to lobby for change and partnering with WaterAid to provide clean water to the world’s poorest communities.
Together, we’re building a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader, welcoming individuals from all walks of life and leading the way with an award-winning mental health and wellbeing strategy.