Development Process Scientist

This varied and dynamic role will see you providing process and scientific support to Wessex Water at our wastewater recycling centres in the North Division of Wessex Water including parts of Wiltshire, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. This role offers a mixture of office and field-based working. Your role will see you traveling around the Wessex Water region in a company-provided vehicle.

This development role would be perfect for someone looking to take their first steps into a scientific career.

What you'll do

Wessex Water treats 480 million litres of sewage from 2.8 million customers in the South West. Our Scientists help ensure that we comply with all regulatory requirements and that there is no detrimental impact on the environment through our operations. Within the Northern Science team, you will be assisting a team of experienced Process Scientists, as well as the local Operations team to deliver this service to our customers.

As a Development Process Scientist, you will help ensure compliance with quality standards at water recycling centres, including numerical, descriptive, flow and waste permits. Applying your scientific knowledge, you will assist in the planning and delivery of measures to improve compliance, reduce operational costs and minimise pollution.

Additionally, you will be involved with:

• monitoring the effectiveness of sewage treatment processes
• inventory management of specialist scientific equipment
• supporting the Process Scientists with their work or investigations
• providing process support during operational issues
• providing technical support to operational staff to protect and maintain quality
• liaising with various internal and external stakeholders, including the Environment Agency.

What you'll need

To succeed in this role, you will have basic knowledge of sewage treatment processes and environmental law, a degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, or relevant operational experience.

We would like someone who is extremely organised and able to collate, analyse and present scientific data. You are going to be joining a very welcoming and supportive team. You'll need to be able to build professional and supportive relationships with your fellow colleagues, as well as being able to confidently engage and influence various internal stakeholders. Most of all, we are looking for a great team player who is also comfortable working on their own, as you will be responsible for planning and prioritising your own workload.

In addition, you will have:

• IT literacy
• excellent communication skills
• experience working with and interpreting large data sets
• a full UK driving licence.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 450-acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community.
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industrial, energy and environmental sectors.
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space.
• Plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.  

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.